A 4th Grade Dream That was Never Realized – and That’s OK
Listen to the Audio Podcast here: A 4th Grade Dream That was Never Realized – and That’s OK Do you recall a special event from your youth? Did that event turn into [...]
Working Remotely Can Make Better Employees
Remote working and flexible scheduling are increasingly being incorporated into companies at all levels. Some companies still use remote work and flex time as “rewards” for good performance. While that can make for a good incentive, these work options can be used to improve performance and make for better employees.
Giving Negative Feedback: Softening the Blow
Nobody likes giving negative feedback. Perhaps that’s why most of us are so bad at it. We don’t like delivering bad news or making someone feel bad about their performance.
Team Development: Get Out of Your Comfort Zone and Grow!
We all operate, within three distinct zones: The Comfort zone, the Growth zone, and the Panic zone. Understanding and identifying which zone your team is in may be a critical team development skill.
Teamwork Skills: The A.B.E. Effect – Awareness Brings Effectiveness
One critical teamwork skill that all team members must learn focuses on not becoming so focused on a single task that they lose awareness and comprehension of what is going on around them.
Teamwork Skills: Conflict resolution 101: Keeping Your Composure
I write quite a bit about effective teamwork in the workplace, because it gives team members and leaders a view of how great a team can be. Of course, real life tends to throw obstacles at our best-laid plans. And sure as the sun will rise, we’ll experience conflict of one kind or another—whether between team members, a team leader or a customer. Dealing with this conflict is one of the most important teamwork skills we can develop.
Organizational Development: Defining responsibilities and purpose within a team
In past blog posts I’ve talked briefly about the importance of knowing the purpose of a work team and the responsibilities of each team member. I want to discuss that further because it’s such an important component to developing solid teamwork and your overall organizational development.
Team Development: Get out of a rut by changing your perspective
Many of us get into a rut at work and continually do the same things over and over, with the same outcomes? When a team is in a repetitive rut, this team development strategy helps members feel that they’re moving in a positive direction.
Effective Teamwork Strategy – Working Through Conflict
Effective teamwork requires that personal conflicts be avoided through clear communication, respect, and reflective listening. Understanding the three stages of conflict is critical to successfully working through conflict.
The ABE Effect – A Team Development Exercise
Have you ever watched somebody who was so focused on one thing that they had zero comprehension of what was going on around them? Here is a team development exercise to illustrate this idea. You will need a willing partner and lead that partner to have a visual understanding of ABE.