Leadership Connections | From Icebreakers to Impact: Crafting Team Building That Matters
5/20/20261:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST
Location: Virtual Event - Zoom
Event Description
Most teams spend time on icebreakers that are enjoyable in the moment but quickly forgotten. The problem isn’t team building—it’s team building without purpose. This session shows leaders how to design team‑building experiences that strengthen culture and drive real performance outcomes.
Participants will learn how to create intentional, high‑impact activities that address real team needs, including communication, trust, collaboration, confidence, resilience, self‑talk, and navigating failure. These experiences don’t require big budgets or elaborate planning. Instead, they rely on clarity, purpose, and a repeatable framework that connects activities to meaningful outcomes.
Rachel breaks down the science behind effective team building and demonstrates how simple exercises become powerful tools for growth when paired with intentional facilitation and debriefing. Attendees leave with a practical framework they can use immediately and a research‑backed debrief strategy that ensures learning transfers to real workplace behavior.
About the Speaker: Dr. Rachel Lindvall, a Senior Inclusion Business Partner at Winnebago Industries, is a recognized leader in the corporate recreation industry and an international speaker specializing in mindset, culture, leadership, and team performance. Holding a doctorate in Health Sciences with a focus on elite mental performance, she brings decades of experience as a university professor, collegiate coach, and certified mental coach—bridging the worlds of high-level athletics and corporate leadership with research-backed precision. Rachel has worked with Olympic gold medalists, professional athletes, and Fortune 500 companies, equipping high performers with practical tools to overcome barriers and elevate outcomes. She is also known for designing and facilitating highly effective, hands-on team building experiences that strengthen communication, trust, and cohesion—creating immediate, memorable shifts in how teams work together. She speaks on a variety of topics, including confidence, motivation, grit, resilience, team buy-in, mental skills for peak performance, and team building. Grounded in science and backed by research, Rachel’s approach is both evidence-based and refreshingly fun. She believes that learning should be engaging, and she infuses her sessions with humor, energy, and real-world application—making mental tools not just accessible, but transformational.
Participants will learn how to create intentional, high‑impact activities that address real team needs, including communication, trust, collaboration, confidence, resilience, self‑talk, and navigating failure. These experiences don’t require big budgets or elaborate planning. Instead, they rely on clarity, purpose, and a repeatable framework that connects activities to meaningful outcomes.
Rachel breaks down the science behind effective team building and demonstrates how simple exercises become powerful tools for growth when paired with intentional facilitation and debriefing. Attendees leave with a practical framework they can use immediately and a research‑backed debrief strategy that ensures learning transfers to real workplace behavior.
About the Speaker: Dr. Rachel Lindvall, a Senior Inclusion Business Partner at Winnebago Industries, is a recognized leader in the corporate recreation industry and an international speaker specializing in mindset, culture, leadership, and team performance. Holding a doctorate in Health Sciences with a focus on elite mental performance, she brings decades of experience as a university professor, collegiate coach, and certified mental coach—bridging the worlds of high-level athletics and corporate leadership with research-backed precision. Rachel has worked with Olympic gold medalists, professional athletes, and Fortune 500 companies, equipping high performers with practical tools to overcome barriers and elevate outcomes. She is also known for designing and facilitating highly effective, hands-on team building experiences that strengthen communication, trust, and cohesion—creating immediate, memorable shifts in how teams work together. She speaks on a variety of topics, including confidence, motivation, grit, resilience, team buy-in, mental skills for peak performance, and team building. Grounded in science and backed by research, Rachel’s approach is both evidence-based and refreshingly fun. She believes that learning should be engaging, and she infuses her sessions with humor, energy, and real-world application—making mental tools not just accessible, but transformational.