19

Dec

Planning an offsite? Things you need to consider

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liane

choosing a facilitator, offsite sessions, retreats, strategic planning, team building, team session

Be a better team leader, Communicate

It’s that time of year; where the need to plan for the year ahead brings a crop of full-day team meetings. My colleague Dr. Vince Molinaro and I are tag-teaming on a pair of blogs to help you with the planning.  This post focuses on planning a team offsite, Vince’s post shares considerations for a […]

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15

Dec

Are you better than your team?

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liane

arrogant, bad teammate, better than teammates, condescending, intelligence, smarter than teammates

Be a better team member, Personal Development

In my previous post, I provided some advice to a person who is concerned that she’s over-powering her team.  I described a variety of approaches to take up a little less of the oxygen in the room.  You can read those tips here. Even as I wrote that post, one niggling thought was bothering me…does […]

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11

Dec

Extrovert vs. Egomaniac: Are you too much for your team?

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liane

Bully, dominant, extrovert, introvert, loud, over-powering, self-awareness

Be a better team member, Personal Development

Today’s blog is dedicated to an issue raised by a Knightsbridge client: How do I stop overpowering my team? It’s a great question in this era of new found respect for introverts.  How do we big, brash extroverts put a lid on it so the conversation can be more balanced and more productive? Here are […]

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08

Dec

Are you helping or hindering with strategy? A Quiz

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liane

executive teams, passive-aggressive, self esteem, strategic planning, strategy, team dynamics, Team Dysfunction

Be a better team member, Personal Development

This month I have been facilitating a strategy process for a really cool high tech company. It’s a company I’ve worked with for a while but this time the process was different—it was better. What made it better?  It really boiled down to a much healthier team dynamic. When I first met the team, they […]

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05

Dec

Strengthen your self-control Part II

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liane

anger management, healthy habits, meetings, personal effectiveness, resilience, self-control, stress management

Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Personal Development

In my previous post, I talked about some really interesting research I heard presented by Dr. Mark Fenske.  His talk focused on the brain mechanisms associated with self-control. Take a read through it before reading today’s tips for how to increase your self-control. Self-control—Exercise for your Brain Maintaining self-control requires attention and energy, which we […]

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01

Dec

Strengthen your self-control Part I

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liane

amydala hijack, brain, Discipline, emotional intelligence, frontal lobe, neuroscience, resilience, self-control, stress

Be a better team member, Personal Development

I had the privilege to attend a talk by Dr. Mark Fenske this week.  The talk was based on his book The Winner’s Brain.  Dr. Fenske focused on one section from the book about self-control and resilience. It couldn’t have been a better week for that topic given some of the teams I’m working with […]

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