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You’ve inherited what you consider a dysfunctional team, but what makes you think they are dysfunctional? Last week we analysed the first cause of dysfunction- a lack of trust. Now we move on.
Patrick Lencioni created a very understandable model about how and why teams are dysfunctional and how you can assist them to function better. Lets work at the base, the most fundamental dysfunctions, and work our way up.… Read more
You’ve inherited what you consider a dysfunctional team, but what makes you think they are dysfunctional?
We all agree if you can get all the people in an organization rowing in the same direction, you could dominate any market, against any competition. But the truth is that genuine teamwork remains elusive in most organizations and in most teams. And the reason comes from falling unknowingly to the 5 dysfunction pitfalls.… Read more
Attention is the number one commodity in today’s business world. Unless you can get it; you will not succeed.
And in this hyper competitive world doused in piles and piles of mediocre communication… You can’t spread the word; your users must.
Advertising is crippled; as is using the press for PR.
Using these traditional methods can cause a limited amount of awareness amongst your target market if you have millions to spend but people today are turning off to mediocre ads, never mind watching ad-free HBO and Netflix, or employing ad-blockers on their web browsers. … Read more
We all have new Bosses come into our work lives. Because of this I’d like to share one tip I found to really build a solid and trusted work relationship with a new Boss who joined our business.
Use the power of one simple regular email to your boss.
I say e-mail as I believe your new Boss will probably be very busy understanding the new roles and responsibilities and getting up to speed in your business. … Read more
Leadership is a great strategic topic, but I don’t read too much on how to start being a leader, especially for newly appointed managers who are expected to quickly become leaders.
If you are newly hired or a newly promoted leader what are the first couple of steps you should do to start leading.
We all know that you need to find a way to build rapport or empathy with your team… and at the start its really tough to do, especially if you don’t know what to do.… Read more