Tag: teamwork
Be Attached, Be Disappointed
We’re told not to be emotionally attached to the outcome. I couldn’t disagree more. I want you and your team to care about results.
The easy...
3 Insights To Support Low-Income Employees
I used to run a moving company and many of my crew members came from a low-income background.
Back in 2003 I read Ruby Payne’s...
Why Nice Teams Finish Last
My brother-in-law recently got a job in retail sales of satellite TV. Here’s a psychological trick he was taught – ask the nice young...
Collaboration: Four Tips Learned from Packing a Truck (Builds Teams)
It was hot…really, hot. In front of us was a large SUV with the back open, waiting expectantly. Behind us were boxes, a chair...
Why Blaming Other People is Stupid (and what to do instead)
The life you live offers an array of lessons on a daily basis.
Almost about everything you do, experience, see, hear, and feel provides you...
How To Shift Accountability
Accountability is a tough term. What do you think of when you hear the word? Perhaps belittling, finger wagging, or being watched? Thesaurus.com’s first...
Disruption: How Smart Managers Unlock Its Creative Energy (Embraces Ambiguity &...
As business and technology continue to accelerate, managers everywhere are facing disruption like never before. Every day it comes at them in the form of conflicts,...
Great Bosses Spur Teamwork
I define a great boss as a person who creates and maintains a safe, inspiring work environment where talented, engaged employees THRIVE. I have...
Decisions: Fewer is Better (Communication)
From time to time, it's our job as managers to deliver eye-opening feedback to our team. To be fully effective, we need to be...