Spring Training

I love baseball and when I lived in Chicago the beginning of spring meant the beginning of spring; or perhaps just the slight diminishing of winter; or the promise of the former and the frustration with the latter!

In any event, mid-February was a key date because that is when baseball teams reported to exotic locations such as Florida and Arizona to work out the kinks, hone their skills, and prepare for the upcoming season.

And here we are. It is February and baseball teams are following the rituals of the season.

My question?Why don't organizations do this too?

It wouldn't be hard to imagine a series of in-house (with appropriate warm climate posters) or out-of-doors activities (where the weather is nice) to review personal and team goals for the year; work on those skills you wanted to improve on; (re)consider your primary customer, client, etc., and how you are providing service to them; and at the end, on, say March 21, have a solstice party to celebrate the end of spring training and the return to full-time work. Also the official beginning of Spring.

So, batter up and work on the double-play, the bunt, the relay throw and whatever might help your team be more successful.