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Teamwork

Career Success – the Master Key to Getting your Teams Working Together Efficiently and Effectively

Linda M. Lopeke asked: A powerful shared vision is essential for effective teamwork. It?s critically important to recognize that your teams do not hit the starting line being of one mind or sharing a common sense of purpose. Anything you try to do in business (or in life) that involves working together with others will […]

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Transformational Leadership

Team Building the Way to Success

shijina asked: These days team building is the key to success, you would have heard it many times isn’t it. It is of vital importance that you socialize with your team and become a part of it rather than thinking to be a part of it at a later stage. Many people in their workplace […]

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Defining Leadership

These are Some of the Most Noble Leadership Characteristics

Muna wa Wanjiru asked: Defining leadership characteristics is not simple. This is because each leader has his\her own characteristics. However there are some common features required for an exemplary leader. A typical leader should know how to influence his team members to work harder and committed to achieve the overall organizational goals. A leader can […]

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Transformational Leadership

The Biggest Mistake Managers Make When Leading Virtual Teams

Jennifer Selby Long asked: Copyright (c) 2008 Jennifer Selby Long Virtual teaming has been on radar screen a lot lately. It was a hot topic at a recent management consulting conference I attended, and it popped up in the Wall Street Journal a few weeks later. I’m feeling a little like an avatar myself these […]

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Feedback and Rewards

What Makes a Good Team Building Activity

rianne de leon asked: In this day and age, modern managers and executives have opted to introduce team building among their team workers and subordinates. Team building has proven to be an effective tool to foster team work, camaraderie, and all in all love for the work, and even company loyalty. With the various team […]

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Traits of a Leader

Are You A Leader?

Daegan Smith asked: Leadership is such a common word, especially among organizations and companies, that its true meaning is sometimes lost. Few individuals can really define what a leader is. Most would probably equate a leader with a manager. But management is just one of the aspects of leadership. But more than knowing what a […]

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Improving Team performance

Managing Under Performance of Bad Attitude: How to Avoid the First Five Traps Managers Can Fall Into

Shona Garner asked: (c) 2008 Shona Garner In this article the author reveals the reasons why the first action you should take when you are facing an underperformance issue is to examine your own approach to performance management. Learn the 5 mistakes every manager should avoid if they want to turn round a disengaged individual […]

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Teamwork

Plenty for Everybody – Project Team Success Depends on it

Andrew Cox asked: Project team success depends on a number of variables, but the one that shows up as most important involves the willingness of team members to collaborate. And collaboration requires a belief that there is plenty for everybody. And it’s tough to spot as the reason a highly qualified, highly resourced, experienced, interdisciplinary […]

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Teamwork

How Great Leaders Successfully Jumpstart Reorganized Teams

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, […]

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Problem Solving

Executive Coaching Services – What Do They Provide

Kris Koonar asked: Executive coaching is not a new concept. For many decades now, leaders of various companies have been coaching their team members for better performance. However, it is only recently that companies have started hiring people from outside the company to coach their employees. Earlier it was perceived that only under-performers, who need […]