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I am often asked, how can I add value when I join a new team. Some ask, should i just try to fit in, sit back and just follow them; but doesn’t that waste my experience? Or do I show my new team members the error of their ways and what I believe they do wrong… but won’t that turn team mates into personal enemies?… Read more
In today’s dynamic business landscape, the success of organizations is deeply intertwined with the effectiveness of their teams. Teams that function cohesively, collaborate seamlessly, and adapt resiliently are those that propel their organizations toward growth and innovation. However, orchestrating such high-performance teams requires more than just a collective effort. It demands a keen understanding of certain fundamental elements that lie at the heart of team functionality: Goals, Roles, Rules, and the capacity to embrace Change.… Read more
Covid-19 lockdown has provided me with more opportunities than normal to think. As someone paid to assist professional managers learn, I’ve taken this opportunity to reconsider my own learning journey and to reconsider when in my career “training” would have given me real insight not gained from “experience”… and then to apply this to my executive engagements and try to rethink how I would have approached my own personal learning.… Read more
You’ve inherited what you consider a dysfunctional team, but what makes you think they are dysfunctional? We’re on our last leg now. The team trust one another, have productive meetings where positive conflict is mandated, share commitments and hold each other accountable… but a lack of focus on results can ruin a happy group.
Patrick Lencioni created a very understandable model about how and why teams are dysfunctional and how you can assist them to function better. … Read more
One of the characteristics I find most lacking in new managers is resilience; the ability to bounce back when things don’t go as planned.
All too often the sight and sound of an irritated, dissatisfied, or angry boss or customer, drives many young managers to thoughts of resignation. But it doesn’t have to be this way. By building up your eQ skills focusing on resilience, your life will be made immeasurably happier.… Read more