By Garrett Herschleb Have you ever known anyone who divorces and remarries over and over, or jumps from relationship to relationship in search for that dream partner? Only to find the same problems emerge, with different faces? Do you think jumping jobs could have the same effect? Imagine that the very job you have now could be […]
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Updated November 2025 Receptive Audience Corporate training sessions across the board kick into high gear once the cooler weather kicks in. When it comes to Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) training, instructors often face staff members representing a wide range of diversity, and sadly, they often begin unprepared without knowing much about their audience, or having […]
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Building Trust at Work: Why Vulnerability Is a Leader’s Hidden Strength All human groups rely on trust to be functional and survive. It’s no different in the workplace. For leaders to be truly influential, they must be willing to be vulnerable. That’s right. Are you able to show your trust in others by being open […]
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Updated November 2025 The challenges of recent years—loss, uncertainty, and change—have reshaped how we connect. From grieving loved ones lost to Covid or other, to navigating workplace shifts, we’ve learned that personal relationships at home and work matter more than ever. Most of us spend more time with colleagues than our lived ones, so it […]
Continue reading »James Randi was a master of illusion and a devoted activist up until his death in October 2020. Early in his career, he was a famed magician; by the end, he was a renowned skeptic on a mission to save others from the same tricks he once performed. He sold his acts honestly — as […]
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Updated November 2025 Monkey see, monkey do … Turns out that’s about all they do. The intelligence of apes and monkeys are unmatched throughout the animal kingdom and at their pinnacle — we now as humans — reign supreme. Our closest ancestor alive today is the chimpanzee, yet despite the fact they share 98 percent […]
Continue reading »The year was 1739, when archaeologists uncovered a strange bronze artifact from a Roman treasure trove — a hollow dodecahedron with round knobs at each corner and circles of various sizes cut into its pentagonal faces. The first was dated to the second or third century, but since then, hundreds more have been found within […]
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Updated November 2025 A New Era of Team Building: What 2026 Demands The pandemic didn’t just change work. It rewired it. The companies that adapted fastest treated 2020–2022 like an extended field exercise: rapid decisions, new tools, new rituals, and a hard reset on how teams connect. Venture Up did the same. We built virtual […]
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It’s a strange thing, gaming. Anywhere on the planet you find people, you’ll find people playing. But why? Most would say, “for fun.” True enough — but like most universal human behaviors, the answer runs deeper. Games are practice. They’re how we prepare for life. For thousands of years, children have played tag and hide-and-seek […]
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