You are told to find a goal to accomplish. What happens shortly after? You fail to reach the goal. You might picture living the new you who achieved the goal. You stopped after a few tries because you didn’t feel the goal was important anymore or there must be another silver bullet that would allow […]
Humans sometimes seek the quick way out in the face of a crisis or the first instance of push back. Humans are resourced to solve for the way forward; to stand up against the foe. What did you learn about yourself the last time you had to deal with a large problem before you? When […]
Each person is their own superhero. When you are feeling down, you have a perceived “running on empty”. There is still a reserve too often overlooked. When you are feeling like nothing can get in your way to achieve your dream, to lead a team to the desired goal, to right a wrong in your […]
Have you said to yourself or someone else, “I need to get this perfect before _“? It might have been a test, a project, a painting, dinner. Maybe a presentation or speech. What happens? You put an expectation onto yourself that nothing less than something with zero error will do. There becomes a confusion between […]
Good leaders ensure that the team is engaged in sending the right signals. Do you see what is happening around you as your work with your team members? Have you figured out where you fit in and how it supports the team? Does each member of the team address the wrinkles in the process each […]
What is the attitude of people in your team when they are engaged to reach a goal? Do they seek to dig into the current state and devise solutions? Do they ask questions of each to understand with greater clarity? When the members of a group trust and value each other, they feel free to […]
In many companies today employee culture is touted as engaging, empowering and collaborating. They misguidingly use the buzzwords to attract talent as they have continuing turnover. When you dig below the surface, you will find not collaborating but maybe cooperating. People are going through the daily assignments, checking them off and leaving the office at […]
Who do want to work with and what are you willing to create? Being on a team at work sometimes gives each person concern about the other members. Sometimes individuals will hold back until others prove themselves. Trust is slow to build and as a result people wait to work together. They need to be […]
When was the last time your project didn’t go well, the team didn’t perform as expected and the goal had to be changed, or if met, it took a lot more effort to get there? We should be looking at our team’s collaboration skill. A study was created to see how teams perform. Who performed […]
When we are in it for ourselves, the team is left to fend for itself and perhaps focus their energy on reaching the goal. Too often the team wanders without realizing it takes the collaboration of each member to bring out the finest performance. Key to success is a focus not only the director but […]
