A Team That Gleamed

Too many techies get a bad rap for lacking teamwork and communications skills. The stereotype is that while techies are great at what they are trained to do, they cannot parlay their knowledge onto others. Because of the stereotype that techies cannot communicate, they also can be stigmatized that they lack adequate teamwork skills. So, what are the chances of two Helpdesk teams communicating with each other to successfully form one team while not compromising customer service?

Effective Brainstorming

Most managers simply herd some people in a room with a flip chart and call it a brainstorming session. Yet there is a definite process that maximizes the size and quality of the idea pool. While there are hundreds of valid techniques for doing this, below are just some of the important concepts leaders should consider.

The Stages Of Team Development

Looking to get your team up and running as quickly as possible with the least amount of fuss and conflict? Look no further.

Working as a Winning Team

Michael Jordon was the greatest basketball player of all time. But it wasn't until he had the right people with the right personality styles on the team before they started winning championships. If you want your team to win everytime, then you have to have the right people for the right job on team.

Finding The Leader Within (Keys To Zen Leadership)

Most believe leaders are born not made. Nothing can be further from the truth. There are Zen keys to leadership, which when acted upon, allow any individual to inspire others and to devlop the leader within.

Winning Teams on the Football Field and in the Office

Teams, teams, teams. They’re all the rage these days. Whether you love-em or loathe-em, you’ll have to learn to live, not only with them, but within them. You career will depend on it. Learn five strategies for building a high-performance team.

Team Work and Team Building

So much has been written on this subject; Team Work, it’s almost hard to add any thing at this point. T E A M; TOGETHER EVERYONE ACCOMPLISHES MORE. That is really easy to say and it makes for a great acronym. It seems it has even hit corporate America. They have integrated it into TQM “Total Quality Management”. They call it “team building”.

Leadership - Do The Simple But Important Things

Being a great leader depends on following a few simple but powerful rules. The trouble is the rules are not sexy, not demanding and seem insignificant. However, keep doing a combination of them on a daily basis and your people will know you're a brillinat leader.

Team and Organizational Survival Strategies for Turbulent Economic Times

People rarely have a neutral reaction to Survivor, the reality based TV show. Love it or hate it, with 51.7 million viewers for the final episode of its first season, it's impossible to ignore it. Given our turbulent economic climate, Survivor is a powerful metaphor for what's going on in the marketplace. We'll look at some of the parallels between Survivor and the real world. Then, we'll focus on survival strategies to help your company get through the rapid fluctuations of our turbulent economic times.

Presenteeism - present in body absent in productivity

Presenteeism is alive and 'not well' in many businesses today. It will visit your business or may even be present as you read this article. Presenteeism may be described as 'attending the workplace with minor or serious illnesses when in fact your employee or you should be away recovering'! There are answers and you need to be aware of the risks to your business!

How Leaders Unlock Potential in Teams

Leaders are faced with unlocking the potential in the people that they lead and motivating the individual is a key part of this process. Motivation is not something that is done to an individual as they already posses it. What a leader does, to benefit the whole team, is to release, or unlock, it

Story Telling With a Purpose

Strategically-used stories can help us communicate more effectively by adding emotion or context, providing proof, or giving us a chance to poke fun at ourselves.

The 5 Be's of Motivation

It’s not true in every organization, but it is true in many. Managers often don’t understand their employees. They don’t know how to motivate, inspire, and correct people effectively. As I work with my clients, I hear the same questions repeatedly: “How do I get my employees to … …quit complaining?” …do more than the bare minimum?” …contribute in meetings?” …show up on time?” etc....