Is your team as emotionally intelligent as a herd of goats? Need a moment to consider this intentionally odd and humorous question? Here’s some background info that could help you make a more accurate assessment. The quickie definition of emotional intelligence (EI) is the ability to understand emotions found in oneself and others. (Daniel Goleman […]
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Tap into Your Talented Outliers!
Are you tapping into your outliers at work? If you don’t know what an outlier is . . . you need to read on. I’ll get you up to speed. Outliers Defined: Remember the curve-breakers in middle-school? It was those 4 crazy-smart kids who got 99.5%, 97%, 95% and 92% on the Algebra II exam […]
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Connect, Grow, and Transform: Get Your Team Out of the Box
Working from home can be a grind. For many teams who are accustomed to working alongside one another, this unprecedented time of working from home due to COVID-19 has come with a high price tag. The price has been felt in a variety of ways: increased stress, increased loneliness, decreased engagement at work, and […]
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Create a Trusting and Fair Environment
Trust is the foundation of good leadership and strong teamwork. Being fair and trustworthy is a leader’s first order of business. Squashing attempts by team members to create an unhealthy work environment—an environment of backstabbing, cynicism, cliques, or one-upping—is the second most important order of business. High performing leaders are good at detecting early signs […]
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Harnessing Your Strengths – Best Practices
Sometimes it’s nice to get a quick reminder of the way we can, and should, direct our attention to our strengths. Below are 9 strengths-based best practices that can help you to grow your business, develop your team, or even improve your life satisfaction. Don’t focus on your weaknesses. It’s ok to be aware of […]
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When Teamwork Doesn’t Work – and Why
Teamwork, as opposed to independent work, has increased dramatically in the last two decades. Some calculate the average time spent working with others has increased 50% or more in the last 20 years. Many times the result of the team’s collaborative effort is greater than the sum of each individual’s contribution; this is the magic […]
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The Differences in Your Team Make the Difference
It is widely recognized that diverse teams outperform homogeneous teams. A 2015 McKinsey report on 366 public companies found that those organizations in the top 25% for ethnic and racial diversity in management were 35% more likely to have above average financial returns. Below are three reasons why having a team with visible and invisible differences positively […]
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Make 2017 Your Team’s Best Year Yet
“My model for business is The Beatles. They were four guys who kept each other’s kind of negative tendencies in check. They balanced each other and the total was greater than the sum of the parts. That’s how I see business: great things in business are never done by one person. They’re done by a […]
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Magnify Your Talents, Ignite Your Team
Are you working on a team that recognizes your talents? The collective effort of a high performing team results in a sum that is greater than its individual parts. Appreciating the talents of each team member and recognizing the critical role each plays in the team’s success are the first steps to becoming a high […]
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