<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/communication/news/faculty-member-leads-veterans-affairs-benefits-team-building.html" dsn="news"><item_date>04/13/2011 03:19:32 PM</item_date><category_header/><title>Faculty member leads Veterans Affairs-Benefits in team building</title><subheader/><description/><author>Rachel.Smith3@unt.edu</author><photographer> </photographer><image><img src="/communication/images/communication.unt.edu/files/richardson_training2.jpg" alt="Dr. Brian Richardson standing next to Daryl Brady"/></image><taxonomy-story-type/><taxonomy-cultural-story-category/><taxonomy-news-sections/><taxonomy-college-department/><taxonomy-tags/><type>story</type><categories/><relationships/><main-content>Dr. Brian Richardson recently conducted a team-building training session for the Houston, Texas, Veterans Affairs-Benefits regional office.

The purpose of the workshop was to build cohesion and team-oriented communication within the V.A.'s staff. Guided by the theme, "What's your story?," Dr. Richardson facilitated the session, which included a number of team-building activities, group discussion, and case studies.
Dr. Richardson is pictured below with Darryl Brady, Assistant Director of the VA's Regional Office.
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