Pick up your pen and write your name. Easy-peasy, right? Now, put your pen in your other hand and write your name again. What was your reaction to my instructions? How did it feel as you tried to scratch out something legible? I did this exercise yesterday with a group who are leading a major […]
It can be extremely frustrating when one of your teammates isn’t cooperating. But at least when it’s one of your own teammates that’s behaving badly, you have some recourse with your mutual manager. With constructive and mature feedback, you’re likely to make progress because bad behavior among members of the team reflects poorly on your […]
It’s mid-March and your New Year’s resolutions have probably converted from hope into guilt just as quickly as a donut converts carbs into body fat. But it doesn’t have to be that way. I want to share a few tips for becoming more self-disciplined so you can stick to the commitments that matter. For the […]
It’s one of those days where I didn’t have an idea of what to write about so I started Googling random things. Just for fun, I keyed in “secret of effective teamwork.” I read a bunch of articles before my inner voice starting yelling: THERE IS NO SECRET OF EFFECTIVE TEAMWORK!!! There is no secret […]
You know you should be investing more energy in coaching your team, but you believe: A) it takes too long; B) it’s easier just to tell them what to do; C) you’re clumsy at it; or D) all of the above. Well, I have the solution for you. It’s contained in 227 (easy-to-read, nice-to-look at) […]
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