Corporate team building · team facilitation · team developmentTeam Building Activities in St. Louis — Built to Actually Change How Your Team Works
Research-backed team building workshops, activities, and facilitation for St. Louis organizations who want more than a fun afternoon. They want a team that works better long after the session ends.
Dr. Bethany Peters is a leadership coach and team facilitator based in St. Louis, Missouri, and founder of The Leadership Coaching Lab. She holds a Ph.D. and is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through the International Coaching Federation, with over 20 years of experience in coaching, team facilitation, and leadership development. Bethany is certified in Working Genius, CliftonStrengths, the Enneagram, EQi 2.0, and MBTI, and designs custom team building activities, workshops, and team development programs for organizations across St. Louis and beyond, including Washington University in St. Louis and Edward Jones.
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Sound familiar?
You've done the trust falls and the scavenger hunts — and nothing really changed.
Fun for an afternoon, but the dynamics that were tense on Monday are still tense the next Monday. Team building activities without facilitation rarely create lasting change.
Your team has talent — but not traction.
You've hired strong people, but collaboration feels harder than it should. The skills are there, but the synergy isn't.
Your team took the assessments — but nothing changed.
You've invested in tools like Working Genius, CliftonStrengths, or MBTI, but haven't had the facilitation to actually integrate the results into how your team works day to day.
Communication keeps breaking down.
Misunderstandings, assumptions, and unspoken frustrations are draining your team's energy and stalling progress.
Team Building Activities & Workshops in St. LouisFive ways we build stronger teams
Nothing is pre-packaged. Every engagement is designed around your team, your goals, and the frameworks that fit best.
Discovery & assessment
Not sure where to start? We assess your team's dynamics using research-backed tools and deliver clear insights to guide what comes next.
Team building workshops
Interactive half-day or full-day sessions designed around your team's specific needs, from communication to trust to assessment debriefs.
Hands-on team activities
Sessions like LEGO® Serious Play® get your team building, literally, surfacing values, alignment, and communication styles through shared creative work.
Coaching skills for leaders
Equip your managers with practical coaching skills they can use every day, so the development continues long after our work together.
Ongoing team development
A customized coaching lab for your team. Ongoing sessions that build on each other so growth doesn't stop after a single workshop.
“Bethany is an expert facilitator who knows how to create the conditions for deeper growth. She guided our group with a powerful, structured approach, but also with thoughtful skill and care, surfacing things I couldn’t see on my own and helping me translate those insights into stronger, more intentional leadership. Bethany has a true gift for group facilitation, and the leaders around her are better for it.”
— Stacey Bellward, Marketing DirectorTeam FacilitationSample team building workshops
No single assessment tells the whole story. Most engagements layer two or more frameworks, tailored to your team.
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Working Genius® for teams
Discover the six types of working genius on your team, what gives each person energy, what drains them, and how to align roles for better productivity.
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CliftonStrengths® for teams
Map your team’s top talent themes across Gallup’s four leadership domains and learn how to leverage individual strengths for stronger collaboration.
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Strengths by Design™
Bethany's signature layered approach, combining the productivity lens of Working Genius® with the talent lens of CliftonStrengths®.
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Enneagram for teams
Go beyond surface behaviors to understand the core motivations and relational patterns driving your team's dynamics.
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team®
Based on Patrick Lencioni's framework, this session helps your team identify and address the root causes of dysfunction.
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Team Values & Vision with LEGO® Serious Play®
A hands-on, creative facilitation method where your team builds shared meaning, literally, to surface values and align around vision.
What teams are saying
“Bethany facilitated a series of Working Genius coaching sessions for us and the insights were immediate and practical. Our group walked away with concrete takeaways and a detailed, custom action plan and resources we could implement immediately. I'd recommend Bethany to any team looking for a facilitator who delivers practical, actionable results.”
—Dr. Jennifer Carter, Academic Director“Bethany led Day 1 of our team retreat with hands-on team exercises paired with Working Genius and Myers-Briggs. I wasn't sure what to expect from a day of building with LEGO and spaghetti towers, but she has a way of using simple exercises to surface things a team doesn't usually talk about — how we each think, how we naturally contribute, where we complement and where we collide. By the end of the day, we could see exactly how each person shows up: who brings structure, who brings ideas, who keeps things moving. She connected the dots between how we're wired and how we work together. Practical, engaging, and worth every minute.”
—Brent Greuter, President, Texas Contract Floors“Bethany’s ability to create a safe and engaging space for our faculty group empowered the team to deepen their understanding of cultural differences and apply it directly to their work. Her professionalism, expertise, and facilitation skill make her an outstanding resource for any team. I highly recommend Dr. Bethany Peters to any team looking for a skilled facilitator who can inspire meaningful change.”
—Dr. Timothy Young, Assistant ProfessorCommon questions
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The best team building activities go beyond a single fun afternoon. The Leadership Coaching Lab designs custom activities and workshops for St. Louis organizations, from hands-on sessions like LEGO® Serious Play® to assessment-based workshops using Working Genius, CliftonStrengths, and the Enneagram, all facilitated by Dr. Bethany Peters, a Ph.D. and Professional Certified Coach.
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Corporate team building engagements typically start with a discovery conversation, move into a customized half-day or full-day workshop, and often continue as ongoing team coaching. Sessions are held in St. Louis or virtually, depending on the team's needs.
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Team facilitation is a guided process that helps a team work through real dynamics, decisions, or tension, led by a trained facilitator. Unlike a one-off team building activity, facilitation is built around your team's actual goals and typically includes a debrief and action plan.
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A team building workshop is an interactive half-day or full-day session built around your team's specific needs, from communication and trust to strengths-based assessment debriefs. Every workshop includes practical takeaways and a custom action plan.
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Team development is the ongoing process of building a team's skills, trust, and collaboration over time, rather than a single event. Most team development partnerships run for several months, with sessions that build on each other so growth continues after the first workshop.
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Yes. Bethany is based in St. Louis and facilitates team building activities and workshops on-site for local organizations, as well as virtually for teams outside the area.
Let's create a team building experience your team actually remembers.
Serving teams across St. Louis and beyond