The Trouble With Teamwork
Patrick Lencioni is one of my favorite business writers. In his article “The Trouble With Teamwork” found at the Leader To Leader Institute Lencioni shares some valuable insights on how to decide if teamwork is right for your staff / group. So how do well-intentioned leaders go about deciding if teamwork is right for their […]
Tips on Boosting Workplace Happiness from Gretchen Rubin
Gretchen Rubin is the author of The Happiness Project, a NY Times bestseller and in this article she offers some great tips for leaders who want to boost workplace happiness. The questions Gretchen addresses are: Q: Why should employers take steps to help make their employees happy? Q: Why do happy people do better at work? […]
The Universe Rewards Action, Not Thought — lessons from a game
Russell Bishop, an Executive Coach and Performance Improvement Consultant relates a wonderful lesson he gained by playing a game at a workshop 40 years ago. LESSON: The Universe Rewards Action, Not Thought Bishop explains the game setup… The puzzle in front of us required a combination of creative thinking and creative action. The exercise was […]
Why You Can’t Work at Work (for teamwork facilitators)
With its constant commotion, unnecessary meetings, and infuriating wastes of time, the modern workplace makes us all work longer, less focused hours. Jason Fried,Co-founder of 37signals, explains why you can’t work at work and how to change this.
How To Motivate People — Lessons from Dan Pink
Did you know that rewards for top performers may actually lead to WORSE performance? If you’d like to see your team become more innovative then don’t provide bonuses. Weird right? Makes no sense. To understand this, you’ve got to read Dan Pink’s book “DRIVE: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us” Watch the entertaining video […]
Lessons about the “Leader As Coach” from the money tree video
The Leader As Coach understands the following distinction: discern vs. judge To discern means to observe information and then draw conclusions based on that information. Discern is when we are able to pick up every aspect of what is occurring or what we observe without having to judge the person as in compare, diminish, make wrong or […]