28

Feb

How to give feedback to someone who doesn’t report to you

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3coze

culture, feedback, guidelines, silos, transformation, trust

Be a better team leader, Contribute, Right Words to Say

Most of the companies I have worked with have, at some point, stuck the word “one” in front of their company name and heralded it as a great new era. “We are now One Acme!” [Cue the trumpets and unfurl the banners.] To be fair, these efforts were in reaction to ever-deepening trenches between teams, […]

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24

Feb

How to get stuff done

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3coze

blocker, champion, collaboration, influence, power, resistance, stakeholder management

Be a better team member, Communicate, Connect, Contribute, Exercises

When I was writing You First, I was looking for a subtitle that conveyed a strong message about the importance of team effectiveness to productivity. In a flash of insight, I came up with “Inspire your team to grow up, get along, and get stuff done.” That title still makes me smile. [Of course those […]

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21

Feb

5 steps for better presentations

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3coze

debate, listening, Nick Morgan, presentations, presenter, questions, strategic planning

About teams, Communicate, Contribute

There are almost infinite posts in the blogosphere about how to give better presentations. If you want good ones, try www.PublicWords.com by Dr. Nick Morgan. Today, I’m dedicating this space not to giving presentations but instead to receiving them. While I would give most presenters at least a passing grade, I would fail most teams […]

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15

Feb

Navigating a difficult political situation

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3coze

change, Exclusion, inner circle, new boss, office politics, restructuring

Be a better team member, Connect, Horror Stories

Organizational change is difficult to navigate at the best of times. When structures shift, processes transform, and expectations rise, you’re already stretched out of your comfort zone. Now imagine the added angst when that change includes new bosses, making obvious power grabs, forming inner circles, and engaging in various forms of political behavior. The strain […]

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10

Feb

Video: How not to disappoint a teammate

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3coze

Be a better team member, Communicate

For something a little different, today’s blog is a video.  Early days of our new 3COze studio, but we’ll get it figured out. Further Reading Why Wait for Someone to Disappoint You? Do You Expect Too Little of your Team? Communicate with, Not to

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07

Feb

How far in the weeds are you?

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3coze

assessment, deep dive, detail, micromanage, overwhelmed, quiz, weeds

About teams, Be a better team leader, Contribute, Horror Stories, How to fix teams

A couple of weeks ago, I did a feature on how teams are sinking into the weeds. In that post, I talked about the nature of effective team conversations and the dimensions on which those conversations start to lose value. Now, I’ve turned that post into a handy-dandy quiz you can use to assess just […]

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03

Feb

How to tone down an argument

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3coze

active listening, conflict, dysfunction, invalidate, personal, validation

Be a better team member, Communicate, conflict, Connect, How to fix teams, Personal Development, Right Words to Say

I’m in the midst of an exciting new project building the very first 3COze product. We’ve decided that of all the tools to help teams become more effective, the ones that are most needed are the tools to help teams have more productive conflict. Our conflict toolkit is taking shape and soon we’ll be looking […]

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