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The Best Team Building Secret is to Create Lots of Energy and Enthusiasm – By Doug Staneart- Extroverts in the Workplace - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2011 from Jane CranstonIn contemporary psychological terms, “extrovert” is used to describe a individuals whose temperament type or preference directs and receives their energy from external sources. In the practical sense, they are action people who plug into others for their juice. They’re not generally drawn to ...
Views: 7320(1 vote) - Fear of Conflict in Team-Building — What’s So Scary? - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2012 from Valencia RayTeam dysfunction is at the heart of much organizational dysfunction. After all, people comprise teams and teams create organizations. Or, let’s work backwards: if we want to improve organizations, we need to develop individual people. Notice I said, “develop,” not “fix” or “improve.” Our view of ...
Views: 2865(1 vote) - Firing Employees - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2011 from Hugh StewartKnowing when to fire someone is a necessary skill for any business owner. I became very good at firing employees because when I acquired one of my businesses it had 200% turnover. One of the things I realized very early in my entrepreneurial career is that the reasons for firing generally ...
Views: 1269(1 vote) - Genuine and Caring Leadership - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2010 from Keith ReadyIt was a warm, humid and very still Saturday morning in early January, typical of the weather you expect in Sydney in the middle of a hot Australian summer. I was out of bed early as the first task of the day was to take my car to my local tyre service centre for a routine wheel alignment, ...
Views: 1092(7 votes) - Go Ahead, Fall in Love! - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2012 from Angie ThompsonFive Love Affairs Leaders Should Have Caught up in the spirit of Valentine`s Day, that day we celebrate romantic love, I began thinking again about the connection between the words love and leadership. Before you even read about these five love affairs, you might be put off by using the word ...
Views: 1150(1 vote) - Healing Wounded Relationships - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2012 from Scott HunterHow Companies Can Heal Their Wounded Personal Relationships ABSTRACT A crisis is gripping the business community that is deeper and more far reaching than most people realize or even imagine. At the heart of the crisis is peoples ineffectiveness at managing their relationships. The root ...
Views: 1155(1 vote) - How Team Building Activities Impact the Bottom Line - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2013 from Rob JacksonEverybody comes out of a team building workshop feeling renewed and with a deeper sense of camaraderie. The immediate splash back is that co-workers tend to be more helpful and tolerant of each other a few days after the activity. But unless the team building activities lead to some type of ...
Views: 1898(1 vote) - How To Manage People In A Downturn - 5 Tips - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2011 from Alan MatthewsBack in 1990 I joined a world – wide professional services firm in the UK. It was my first step into the private sector ( I'd previously worked in Education, then the Civil Service ) and it seemed a bit of a risky move. But then I thought, this is a huge international firm, it must be quite a ...
Views: 1007(2 votes) - How to Raise Your Employees’ Morale through Team Building - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2013 from Rob JacksonYour employees’ morale is very important for the success of your business. Lack of motivation leads to employees that do not give more than the bare minimum effort towards achieving company goals, while a motivated individual will always strive to go the extra mile. A leader has the important ...
Views: 1560(1 vote) - How You Can Turn into an Inspirational Leader? - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2012 from Arun RaoCorporate world is a boring place to be in. This is a commonly shared emotion among employees world over. A random survey has highlighted that most people hate going to office especially after the weekend. If this is true, what employer’s can do to change this thinking, to make their employees ...
Views: 1582(1 vote) - Is Burnout Inevitable? - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2012 from Scott HunterISSUE: Satisfaction at work, for most people, is plummeting. We seem to be becoming a society of disgruntled people. And in the fact of this, there is much that people can do to be able to really have a successful and satisfying work life and avoid burnout. ABSTRACT Employees can’t keep ...
Views: 943(1 vote) - Leaders - 10 Ways To Motivate People Who Work For You - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2011 from Alan Matthews1. Be motivated yourself ( or, at least, look motivated ). Don't go around moaning and complaining, set an example to others by taking a positive and energetic approach to whatever you do. 2. Praise people at every opportunity. Look for reasons to tell them how well they're doing. 3. ...
Views: 1057(2 votes) - Leaders - Are Your Team Making Mistakes? ( Yes, They're Just Not Telling You ) - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2011 from Alan MatthewsHere are two simple facts of life: 1. People make mistakes 2. Things go wrong If you manage a team and you don't think they're making mistakes and you don't think anything is going wrong, you're deluding yourself. They're just not telling you. In any significant job, project or task, ...
Views: 1148(2 votes) - Leaders - How Much Should You Tell Your Team? - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2011 from Alan MatthewsOne of the things I would say is important as a leader is to be open and honest with your team. The honesty bit probably isn't too controversial - after all, most leaders don't set out to be dishonest, manipulative or deceitful ( with some notable exceptions ). But what about the openness? ...
Views: 1065(2 votes) - Leadership - The Key to Effective Team Building - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2013 from Arun Rao‘United we stand, divided we fall’. Nothing explains the importance of a team better. A successful organization is backed by a team that has worked hard and relentlessly - and to drive a team towards success, it is important to have a competent leader at the helm. Team building activities and ...
Views: 1951(1 vote) - Leadership and Team Building: The Core of Every Business - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2012 from Arun RaoCorporate offices employ team enhancement activities to minimize internal conflicts among the employees, escalate performance and productivity. Such programs facilitate in the creation of a positive atmosphere at the workplace by increasing team interactions, motivating the team to work, and ...
Views: 1635(1 vote) - Leadership Development In Organizations - An Important Factor In Success - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2012 from Ioventures IncEvery organization is founded on the groundwork that would ultimately make it achieve its goals and aims. And in doing so, the organization relies much on its human resources. This is possible through making certain that they function to their utmost levels of productivity. The development of a ...
Views: 1306(1 vote) - Managing Tension Between Managers and Millenials - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2011 from Samantha JohnsonIf managers are serious about their organizations' survival, then they must build and cultivate a staff of invested and knowledgeable Millennials. The underlying problem is that most managers do not understand how to engage their Millennial employees effectively. Millennials work, think, and ...
Views: 1172(2 votes) - Performance Evaluations Don't Have to Be Painful - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2010 from Marnie GreenWhy does performance evaluation season come with a sense of dread and anxiety? Why do we shrink from this annual routine with such pessimism? Managers and employees alike prefer to shun the performance management process and for good reason. Our long-held and strongly modeled beliefs about ...
Views: 1274(6 votes) - Performance Management – Managers need to be role models - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2011 from Martin SmithI caught up with my friend the other day, the one who told me of the new team leader who had got off to a shaky start with her team (See my previous blogs post: A New Manager). Well, it transpires that this new team leader is also not that understanding when it comes to Performance Management ...
Views: 1371(1 vote) - Resolve Conflicts with Team Activities - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2012 from Arun RaoConflicts within a team are unavoidable. In any organization, people come with different ideas, attitude, values, vision, goals, etc. and when these clash, they give rise to conflicts. Addressing such problems is time consuming, and can often lead to other issues. Conflicts hamper the general ...
Views: 1748(1 vote) - Solo Is Not The Only Way To Go - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2013 from Jennifer HazlettMost small business owners realize at some point that they can no longer continue to ‘do it all’ as they once did when starting out. This usually happens when they are established and their business becomes successful. They are busy doing what they do best and find it necessary to start ...
Views: 1878(1 vote) - Team building - What makes it so important? - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2013 from Arun RaoEvery corporate organization has a mission, vision and a set of goals to achieve. Each employee in the organization is important for contributing towards this common goal. While every team member is responsible for his or her duties and responsibilities at an individual level, it is important ...
Views: 1765(1 vote) - Team Building, Coaching Employees Effectively, And Teamwork For Success - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2011 from Ioventures IncThere are several brilliant minds that exist within the realm of business and the corporate world these days. Full of ideas and seemingly overflowing with enthusiasm, many of them give efforts in achieving things on their own. What these people do not realize is how large the kind of challenge ...
Views: 1106(1 vote) - Team Work Translates to Success - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2012 from Arun RaoThe modern work culture totally depends on working as a team. In an office, every department has to work in tandem, coordinating and co-operating with other colleagues. However, achieving total team efficiency is a difficult task as each individual works with a different mindset. It is not ...
Views: 1516(1 vote) - The Gift of Self: Key Characteristics Great Leaders Utilize - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2011 from Billy ArcementI was reading a brief article written in the early 1900’s by Elisabeth Leseur as part of my daily meditative materials. In the article she provided the following list of qualities attributed to those special holy people who serve as examples for all of us to emulate. As I read the article, it ...
Views: 1903(1 vote) - The Essentials of Building Leadership Skills - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2013 from Arun RaoOne cannot stress enough on how important strong and effective leadership skills are in an organization. Any corporate office is as strong, or as weak, as the leader at the helm of the team. It is in the hands of a team leader or manager to drive its members towards a common goal and make sure ...
Views: 2588(1 vote) - The Eye of Leadership Performance - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2013 from Valencia RayLeadership, as do people, evolves. Seeing through the eye of the leader has taken on a whole new level of meaning in light of recent advances in cognitive neuroscience. When a leader realizes that how she or he perceives their self, their team members, and the organization powerfully matters to ...
Views: 1256(1 vote) - The Teacher - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2014 from Leslie CunninghamAn inspiring leadership story This story was originally written in Home Life Magazine by Elizabeth Silance Ballard in 1976 and became one of the most requested stories in the magazine’s history. Several versions of this story have circulated around the Internet. What is inspiring to me ...
Views: 1892(1 vote) - Tips for Leaders to Overcome The State of Self-Doubt - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2012 from Arun RaoI am not good enough to get that job. I can never be a good leader, why should I apply for that job. No matter whether you are interviewing for a new job or taking up some leadership role in your organization, everyone at some point in life nurture a self-doubt in his career. The reasons for all ...
Views: 1689(1 vote) - Who Says We're A Team? Where Leaders Go Wrong. - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2011 from Alan MatthewsI noticed in the papers that one of our local football teams, Aston Villa, had taken their players on a " team bonding day " which resulted in several of them having to be pulled apart during a drunken brawl following a paint - balling session. I must admit it made me smile - I've seen so ...
Views: 1092(2 votes) - Confucius and engaging staff in tough times - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2011 from Joanna TongIt is the time of the year to put the clock back in the UK. This reminds me there are things in life that we cannot simply put the clock back. In the business context, these include the decisions we made. Leaders and executives in the private and public sectors have to make tough decisions in ...
Views: 1695(7 votes) - Are We Working Together? - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2010 from Dr. Robin Rushlo“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is a success…”-Henry Ford Anyone who has been in multilevel marketing for any length of time realizes quickly how important relationships are to your business. Not only are the relationships with your customers ...
Views: 1643(6 votes) - Checklist for Live Virtual Training - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2010 from Susan CullenPreparing, Delivering and Reinforcing Your Live Virtual Training When conducting a live virtual training course, it is especially important to be organized during each step of the process. Below please find a checklist that may help you. Preparing Make sure all participants have been ...
Views: 1672(5 votes) - How Much is Low Trust Costing Your Organization? - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2010 from Debora McLaughlinHave you ever stopped to consider the economic value of trust when it comes to building your team or organization? If not, you probably have blind spots within your organization and pockets of hidden potential that are costing you a lot of time and money. How much time and money? Well, that’ the ...
Views: 1216(5 votes) - Collaborative Leadership: Obama Tech Team Lessons in Adaptability - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2012 from Valencia RayA brilliant example of collaborative leadership in action is illustrated in an article I read in yesterday’s Sunday Business Section of the newspaper entitled “Obama Tech Team Ventures Forward”: Collaborative Leadership Structure is an innovation to the traditional hierarchical structure. It ...
Views: 1594(4 votes) - The Language of Leadership - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2010 from Terry MurrayI recently had the opportunity to spend several hours working with professional horse trainer Dee Janelle and it reminded me of the powerful lessons in leadership and communication horses offer us if we take the time to listen and truly connect. Working with horses is a lifelong journey of ...
Views: 2013(4 votes) - 5 Ways to Ignite Productivity, Power & Passion in Your Team - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Cookie Tuminello“Be enthusiastic as a leader. You can't light a fire with a wet match!” – Author Unknown Isn’t it interesting that we can light a firecracker on the 4th of July faster than we can ignite a fire in ourselves and our team? I had a client recently that complained they were having a hard time ...
Views: 1639(2 votes) - Leadership Development - Inspiring the Team to Achieve Goals - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Kate TammemagiIn Business, Leadership is about inspiring followers to achieve Team or Organizational goals. You may be a Team Leader or Manager in a Business, and you may have built the respect of your Team. Your next challenge is to get them focused in the right direction, the direction that will achieve ...
Views: 1803(2 votes) - Creating a Championship Firm - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2013 from Scott HunterAs I have sweated past play-off series’ involving my favorite hockey team, the Anaheim Ducks,and my favorite basketball team, the LA Lakers, I am once again reminded of my simplified definition of a successful enterprise: A group of enthusiastic, positive, motivated, happy people, working ...
Views: 1052(1 vote) - Common Team Challenges: Fear of Conflict - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2013 from Ellen PatnaudeI worked with a group recently that was extremely polite with one another. I'm not just talking about the normal courteous behavior. I'm talking about over-the-top, almost painful levels of politeness. There was absolutely no interrupting, no challenges to anything anyone would say, and polite ...
Views: 1473(1 vote) - Effective Problem Solving Requires Team Building - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2013 from Richard HighsmithTruly complicated problems necessitate team solutions. If your team does not function well, its’ problem solving capability will be limited. To tackle intricately detailed problems a team must successfully answer these questions. I recommend answering the questions in sequence and posting the ...
Views: 2595(1 vote) - How Your Team Could Learn More About Winning Mentality - by Submitted on May 05, 2009 from Menno SpijkstraZig Ziglar once said, “Winning is not really everything, but the effort to win is.” As one learns more about winning mentality, there could be several insightful lessons that one could learn from. Learning about winning mentality could bring about interesting and excellent opportunities for ...
Views: 2504(1 vote) - I Think, Therefore I Am: Dealing With An Inflated Self-Concept - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2013 from Anne Dranitsaris and Heather Dranitsaris-HilliardThe way we think about ourselves and how others perceive us can be well-aligned or light years apart. This is often the case for managers and leaders, who can believe that they know what they are doing simply because they have been given the job. They can have difficulty recognizing that what ...
Views: 2048(1 vote) - Leadership Is a Team Sport - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2013 from Chris Ruisi“Make no mistake; your team will determine your future success. A leader is only as good as the team he or she assembles; trains; cares for and leads.” - Chris Ruisi “The Coach” Apply These Five Simple Steps to Boost Your Team's Performance Throughout the majority of my corporate career, ...
Views: 1940(1 vote) - QuickBooks Helpline Support Number (855) 915-2082 - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2021 from Anuj quickbooksQuickBooks Helpline is one of the most popular and widely used financial management tools. It has been developed by Intuit and has unique features designed to meet the requirements of its different users. How to dial QuickBooks Helpline support number QuickBooks Helpline is a business and ...
Views: 571(1 vote) - Recruiting Tips | Top 7 Tips for Business Owners to Find Top Talent - by Submitted on May 02, 2013 from Yoon CannonIn my business consulting practice there has been quite the uptick recently of business owners struggling to find the right talent. It sure is tough to start the new year off with a charge when you’re so completely frustrated from the paltry results of your people. It is a painful feeling to ...
Views: 1778(1 vote) - Transformational Leadership Should Lead Market Recovery - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Terrie AndersonYou are probably as fed up, and frustrated, as I am with corporations to whom you entrusted your hard earnt money, and who are not returning solid results, but instead trying to confuse you with beautifully scripted results and announcements that portray a positive future and a one time ...
Views: 3174(2 votes) - 6 Benefits of Using Dry Break Coupling - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2021 from Nancy AhujaDry break couplings are the most optimal way to connect pipes for a number of reasons. For one, they’re reusable and cost-effective when used in an industrial setting. They also allow you to replace sections of your pipeline without shutting off gas flow through your system – if need be; this ...
Views: 551 - Abilene Paradox (Part – 3) - How do we insulate ourselves from the bug? - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2016 from Dr. Madan TripathyAbilene Paradox (Part – 3) - How do we insulate ourselves from the bug? Madan Tripathy Welcome back. Glad to meet you again. If you have gone through the earlier two parts of this series, you very well know that Abilene paradox refers to situations or circumstances when a group of ...
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