Team Development – The Second Stage of Team Matriculation: Storming
Whether a work team is completely brand-new, or has recently had a shift in personnel, or has simply lost focus and cohesiveness, Forming is the first step in team development.
Organizational Culture: Five Pitfalls of a Negative Culture
People are the heart of every organizational culture. The culture of an organization, winning or otherwise, starts at the top and employees project the example they see in the work that they do.
Leadership Development – Are Leaders Born or Are They Made?
Of course, you need to take courses on leadership develpment to be a better leader and, for that matter, everyone should be taking courses on how to be a better follower as well.
Employee Development Methods – 11 Steps to Personal Growth
With each passing year, it feels like the pace of our lives just keeps getting faster. How can we manage to keep our lives sane in the midst of these hectic times? One of the [...]
Leadership Development – Three Reasons Why Leaders Fail
It has been said that a leader without followers is out for a lonely walk. I couldn’t agree more. Leadership development is about learning how to lead effectively and productively in order to develop followers. Here are three reasons why I believe that some leaders fail.
What Is a Team – And Who’s on YOUR’s?
When many people think about a team, they immediately think about typical sports teams such as baseball, football, basketball etc., but track and field is not one of them. What is a team? A quote from the incredible Wilma Rudolph helps us understand the power of a team.
10 Easy Ways To Be A Better Teammate
We can all agree that negativity in the workplace is not healthy. Yet, in recent surveys, many of us work with at least one person who is negative. Negativity is just one type of poor [...]
Every Team Has a Leader …
We may lead a team of people at work, a group of friends, a volunteer group, our families, and of course we lead ourselves every day. The fact is that we are all leaders in some form or fashion. Regardless of how large or small our sphere of influence is. if we work to improve our leadership abilities our sphere of influence will grow.
Moving from Peer to Manager
Roberto has been with his national professional services company for over five years and was recently promoted to IT call center manager with a team of about 30 employees. He was excited and somewhat unsure how he would be accepted by his peers. Jon, the previous manager, had alienated employees and some view Roberto as the “teacher’s pet.” He was now tasked with turning around the image and culture of the help desk.
Five Mistakes Managers Make When Building Their Team
No surprise here — we all make mistakes. Many earn their initial management jobs simply by doing well in their follower position. Let me ask: How does doing a job well translate into leading others [...]