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Amy
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October 30, 2012
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Are You in or Are You Out? - Workforce Collaboration
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Tags: human capital, leadership, management, process improvement, team dynamics, working together
In our final blog of this series we are completing our look at the skills a leader should have to foster a collaborative workforce. These final two skills take observation and finesse – be firm, and loosen up!
Collaboration can be overdone – enthusiastic, or overly social employees may end up trying to collaborate on everything. Teams wind up in endless meetings and debates while nimble decision-making and responsiveness have given way to futile efforts to achieve consensus. Instead, effective collaborative leaders direct teams with a strong hand. (more…)
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Amy
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October 16, 2012
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Tags: best practice, communication, desired outcome, employee programs, employee satisfaction, leadership, management, team dynamics, working together
Talent Management magazine shared six ways a company can create a positive workplace culture, according to Jon Wolske, culture evangelist at Zappos Insights http://talentmgt.com/articles/view/six-tips-to-create-a-collaborative-culture/1.
Define who you really are. “A lot of companies don’t have their values or vision really clearly stated,” Wolske said. “If they do, it just looks really good on the wall.” Zappos.com operates with 10 core values that are written as action-oriented ideals. Some examples include: embrace and drive change, create fun and a little weirdness and be humble.
Celebrate the small things. A promotion or the completion of a project can be celebrated with something as simple as pizza or cake. (more…)
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Amy
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April 13, 2012
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Stark Raving Mad?
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Tags: assessment tools, best practice, employee satisfaction, leadership, management, performance feedback, team dynamics
We have been looking at how to provide your employees with catalysts and nourishers to have more progress days and higher overall achievement and job satisfaction. Amablie and Kramer have published The Power of Small Wins that we are reviewing to motivate and engage our employee. They have provided a daily progress checklist to review the day and plan managerial actions for the next:
Describe 1 or 2 events today that indicated either a small win or a possible breakthrough.
Catalysts:
- Did the team have clear short- and long-term goals for meaningful work?
- Did team members have sufficient autonomy to problem solve and take (more…)
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Chelsea
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October 25, 2011
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MBTI - More Than Meets the Eye
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Tags: assessment, assessment tools, group dynamics, team dynamics, working together
We are taking a closer look at the functioning pairs identified by the MBTI. Ideally you will be able to leverage the test results to enhance teams and create a healthy work environment. Through this blog series you will be able to learn more about these personality types, identify those you work with these types and gain further understanding of their values, purposes, and thought processes. You may even identify your own personality type and who you best pair with. (more…)
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Chelsea
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August 18, 2011
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The Assessment Jungle
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Tags: assessment, assessment tools, group dynamics, leadership, team dynamics
You’ve hired the right team, discovered their personality styles and best environments, and now there are challenges and conflicts in the workplace. The Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument (TKI) can help individuals and teams identify their dominant method of handling conflict and how to incorporate other methods as needed and indicated by the type of conflict. I (more…)
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Elizabeth
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March 3, 2011
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Are You Mediocre? 3 Steps to Great!
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Tags: group dynamics, leadership, management, process improvement, team building, team dynamics, working together
Managing a team is probably the most challenging aspect of your job, and is imperative #3 for becoming a great leader. How many of you run to the break room to avoid creating a team or team building seminars? Take heart, you are not alone! (more…)
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Elizabeth
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February 22, 2011
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High Performance Teams
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Tags: assessment, desired outcome, process improvement, team, team building, team dynamics, working together
It is imperative to assess how your team is doing in regard to each of the sub-stages we’ve discussed in this series to give each person an opportunity to consider whether and how the team should evolve. Results of these ongoing and customized assessments should providenew insight into individual growth and be a powerful catalyst for (more…)
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Elizabeth
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February 17, 2011
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High Performance Teams
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The final stage, performing is the heart of being a high performance team. This stage is characterized by spontaneous interaction, synergy, and results. If not monitored and wisely encouraged; (more…)
Posted by:
Elizabeth
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February 15, 2011
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High Performance Teams
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For successful norming the team lead must align their work with greater strategic objectives, establish clear processes and coordinate the execution of the work plan. Communication and the willingness to share continueto be paramount. Potential pitfalls here include (more…)
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Elizabeth
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February 10, 2011
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High Performance Teams
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The storming stage concerns building trust, setting goals and developing buy-in or team commitment. In this stage healthy group conflict and debate often occurs and should be encouraged. Typically team members will struggle with tasks as well as the roles they will play. They need to build mutual respect, (more…)
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