Tony Jacowski asked: In the last twenty years or so, teamwork has become increasingly significant. Most organizations today use a work model that is based on multiple kinds of “formal” and “informal” teams. Given this development in the work world, team-building skills have come to be an essential part of seeking that new job or […]
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The Manager as Coach
Andrew Wood asked: In my role as consultant, I am often asked whether all good managers are effective coaches and if so, does this lead to the opposite being true. To answer these questions with any great authority, it is important to define what is required of a manager when performing the role of coach. […]
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Teaming With Success
Craig Harrison asked: We’re surrounded by examples of great, and not-so-great, teamwork. Recently I flew to Los Angeles, visited relatives, took in a parade with floats, bands and street performers, saw a football game and attended an opera. Countless teams made it all possible, whether on stage or back stage, seen or unseen. You too […]
Kreg Enderson asked:  Creating Empowered Teams  Finding ways to improve team performance is a continual battle for us as leaders. One of the more difficult things to do is to move away from the power and control model and allow your team members to begin to make decisions on their own. So what […]
Louis Bonaventura asked: There is more to effective communications than just being able to express yourself verbally. You must be willing and able to listen to others! Learning to listen is more than half the battle. Listening is the way you learn what is going on and how it affects people. Usually, when there is […]
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Stop the Gossip and Save the Team
Bill Nelson asked: Without doubt one of the single biggest team slayers is ‘gossip’. It is a form of communication that is found in some, if not all situations of a modern society. If allowed to exist, it can stifle and in severe case totally destroy a situation. But why is it so widespread? What […]
Jonathan Blocker asked: If you are in charge of team building on the job, or if you are a member of one or more teams at work, then you know that team building is an essential skill for getting the work of your company done. It is a sound investment to offer training seminars to […]
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Team Building
Manish Chauhan asked: Team building is essentially a process involving participation, collaboration and nurturing of team spirit amongst the team members. This sense of team spirit is inculcated amongst participants in the team through interactive team exercises and group discussions. Team building is required in most of the organized group activity, even as the modern […]
Sumtotal Systems asked: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce selected SumTotal® Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUMT), a global provider of talent and learning management solutions, to build an online university for approximately 500 Chamber employees across the United States. The online university will be an easily accessible portal for employees to find information related to professional development, […]
Jennifer Selby Long asked: Copyright (c) 2008 Jennifer Selby Long So many clients have been telling me they’re launching new teams this month. But there’s a catch – these are new teams made of “old parts,” which is to say no brand new employees are on the teams. The teams are comprised entirely of managers, […]