Manage stress. Stress is a gift when it comes in the right dose. You need some stress to help you be fully on your game. Create challenges on the team, make them fun and meaningful. Also take time to honor work/life balance for one another! Optimize conflict. Conflict just is; it isn’t good or bad …
Develop your team identity. Know who the team is individually as well as who they are as a cohesive unit within the organization. Survey your team and the organization to find the perceptions of your team’s identity, and then choose how you want to be known and act. Know what motivates each team member individually …
Be purposeful. This is number one. It’s impossible to do a good job if you don’t know what you’re supposed to do! Seems obvious, doesn’t it? Yet many teams don’t have a clearly defined purpose. The purpose statement should help you know how the team is serving the organization and it’s even better if the …
2010: The Year of the Team! Our motto for this year says a lot. It’s time to highlight the value of teams to success – at the personal and organizational level. Very little can be done by an individual acting alone; real productivity and change happens because of focused team work. What do you find …