If you lead, manage or work with teams, you know that teams have their highs and lows, just like individuals. Energy is a quality of the interactions going on in the room the team is working in, a quality that you feel when you’re in the room with them. The energy of a team is […]
Trust, truth and talking things through
April 10, 2012
Collaboration thrives on trust, truth and a willingness to talk things through. When these elements are present for people in a team or in a department, those people take responsibility, use their authority wisely, and develop a climate of openness.
It’s actually easier to do the right thing
March 26, 2012
The right thing is to plan, organize and execute with long-term results in mind. But nearly every manager is so driven by short-term metrics that they fail to account for longer-term effects of their decisions and actions. As a result, they accomplish less for themselves and for their organizations, making them less effective and less […]