Rock the Stars - BlogRock the Stars - Bloghttps://www.rockthestars.com/blogsThu, 12 Mar 2026 17:34:08 -0700http://zoho.com/sites/<![CDATA[I'm looking into new ways to present our awards ceremonies. Have you tried any new methods of recognition? ]]>https://www.rockthestars.com/blogs/post/i-m-looking-into-new-ways-to-present-our-awards-ceremonies.-have-you-tried-any-new-methods-of-recogn

Rock the Stars produces a variety of programs for award ceremonies that bring an interactive and fun element to the event. In one package we create a ‘The Tonight Show’ style set on stage with a desk, couch, talk show host, and live band. After awards are announced instead of (or in addition to) giving an acceptance speech, recipients are interviewed by the talk show host with questions that reveal why they are deserving of the award. This not only brings added recognition to the recipient but is more entertaining and inspirational for the audience. 

The house band plays walk on/off music and stings, bringing added energy to the room. The band also backs up entertainers who serve to “break up” a long ceremony. They can be celebrity impersonators or guests from the group who lip sync as the band plays. Happy to brainstorm ideas or send a proposal if you have a specific need. 
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]]>Thu, 17 Mar 2022 17:57:59 +0000<![CDATA[Gamification as a Recruitment Tool ]]>https://www.rockthestars.com/blogs/post/Gamification-as-a-Recruitment-Tool
Rock the Stars in partnership with a large financial institution created a role playing game that is used to recruit new employees. It's based on the music industry and participants take on roles as musicians, agents and record company executives. The object of the game is to join or manage a rock band that gets signed to a record deal and wins a battle of the bands competition, paving the way to fortune and fame. Participants are assigned a series of tasks and challenges that ultimately lead them toward their goal. Wild cards are used to change things up during the game and present new challenges. 

The game is a lot of fun, fast paced and intense. It puts participants in a position where they have to show leadership, teamwork, creativity, and communication skills - all traits the company is looking for in new hires. On the flip side role playing games are hip and entertaining and the client wants to show recruits that a conservative financial organization can still be a fun place to work. 

We've done groups of 50 to 150 and the organization brings a number of observers who make notes and evaluate participants. The client has said what a great tool the game is for recruitment and has repeated it with us several times. 
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]]>Thu, 17 Mar 2022 17:39:41 +0000<![CDATA[What is the Best Strategy to Survive and Thrive a Team-building Session? ]]>https://www.rockthestars.com/blogs/post/what-is-the-best-strategy-to-survive-and-thrive-a-team-building-session
The best way to survive a team building session is to embrace it! Allow me to explain why. Team building is one of those things that many people recoil at the thought of doing. They may view it as touchy-feely, embarrassing, too difficult, or a waste of time. But for most people that changes once they do the activity, have some fun, and end up feeling closer to their workplace tribe. The need to be part of a team, where the sum is greater than the whole of the parts, is in most of us. 

Of course, there are bad team building activities with little value that end up making funny Youtube clips. There are no regulations for use of the term 'team building' which can be applied to things that have nothing to do with it. Some hotels, for example, offer team building on their websites. When you click on the link you are shown a picture of a golf course or a spa. These types of activities offer minimal team building value at best. 

A team building activity is an arc that takes you from point A to B with thrills and spills along the way. In most cases it contains an assigned task that can only be accomplished as a group. Good team building is well designed, fits the culture of the company, and is inclusive of everyone participating. It is designed to solve a problem and meet an objective(s). It is the objectives where things can come off the rails. 
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]]>Wed, 16 Mar 2022 00:00:13 +0000<![CDATA[What are Some Good Trust Activities for Groups? ]]>https://www.rockthestars.com/blogs/post/what-are-some-good-trust-activities-for-groups

Trust is one of the main attributes of a successful team. A trusted team member is someone who: 

  • Follows through on commitments 
  • Speaks honestly & acts with integrity 
  • Respects others 
  • Acts with the best interests of the team in mind 
  • Has your back 

Group activities that build trust are ones where participants learn things about each other and see one another in a different light. Look for activities that are inclusive and designed so that participants feel vulnerable in a safe and accepting way. For example a team lip sync contest where participants perform in front of colleagues (vulnerable) and receive a huge round of applause when they finish (safe & accepting). 

Activities that require a skill that not everyone has are not good at building trust. For example rock climbing or golf where the ones who are skilled excel while the rest of the group feels inferior or left out. Puzzle challenges can also be like this where the smartest ones in the group come up with the answers and the rest become observers rather than participants. 
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