Teams
To Coach Effectively…Do This, Not That
When you think of a coach, what comes to mind? For me, it’s a person with a whistle around the neck who shouts out what you’re doing wrong so all your teammates stop and look at you. Oh, sorry, flashback to high school sports. In the workplace, a coach looks very different than the typical sports…
Read MoreHalfway Through the Year: How to Ensure Your Team is on Track
Invest Time Now to Build You and Your Team’s Reputation for Making Things Happen! Are you as dumbfounded as I am that we are halfway through the year already? When you realize that six months have slipped through your fingers, you may feel a sense of panic that all the things you and your team…
Read MoreHow to Find the Willpower to Address Performance Issues
We all have parts of our jobs that we don’t like as much as others. For supervisors and managers, the position comes with some tough interpersonal responsibilities. I’ve yet to meet a supervisor who likes to tell someone they’ve done something wrong or fire someone who is not a good fit for the role. Delivering…
Read MoreHow Laughter Can Unlock Colossal Collaboration
Do you struggle to get your team to collaborate on work? Maybe you’ve tried everything, but disagreements about ideas as well as personality conflicts still take up too much time and emotional energy? You may have a group who are all individually excellent at what they do, but if they aren’t working together, you’re missing…
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