Category Archives: Teamwork
1400 Years Later–The Answer’s The Same: Leaders Need Their People
Teams of people used their muscle power to build the Mayan pyramids. Smart leaders know the success of modern organizations depends on teams of people using their brainpower.
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Silence is Golden, part one
I was in London the week all U.K. flights were cancelled due to the ash caused by the eruption of an Icelandic volcano. I’ve been to London many times and this time I was struck by how much more quiet it was without 3000 jet take-offs and landings each day. It was amazing. Today I [...]
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Brilliance is Focused, part two
Dan Sullivan heads an organization called The Strategic Coach. His organization helps business owners better run their companies and their lives. Several years ago I attended an extensive Strategic Coach program and one of the best take-aways was a simple method for discovering unique ability. Since brilliance happens when we express our unique ability–this was [...]
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Diversity: Divisive or Dynamic?
A good team, whether involved in a productive idea generation session, or executing a well-planned project, benefits from diversity. Diversity in the workplace is the ideal. Or so we have been told. The word “diversity” has the same root as the word “division.” A diverse group consists of “unlikeness” and points of difference. A team, [...]
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Mindfulness, Yoga and Teamwork
I met an old acquaintance at a party Friday night: Steve Fuller. Steve is both a dedicated worker and an accomplished marathon runner. My acquaintance with Steve involved neither work nor running. I knew Steve from yoga class. Although I no longer practice yoga, Steve told me he continues practicing and occasionally teaches yoga. He [...]
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How To Build Trust
Mike Brown, author of Brainzooming, publishes a weekly guest post on his blog. His guest post this week came from Carol Kobza, the head of Kobza Creativity and a dear friend. Carol’s topic was How to Build Trust in Organizations. The first suggestion Carol listed was “Allow and reward people for discovering problems.” She went [...]
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