– Marcia Hughes and James Terrell “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” George Bernard Shaw Successful leaders exhibit skills that may look natural and easy yet are truly the result of paying close attention and being responsive to the whole environment. To do so, they learn to …
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– Marcia Hughes and James Terrell The only purpose of a team is to enable people to solve problems that are too big for one individual to solve alone. In high performing teams we find that each individual member is clearly aware of the team’s purpose and how they are expected to contribute to the …
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– Marcia Hughes and James Terrell Collaboration is a result of people working together to reach a mutual answer to a challenge or opportunity. As our world becomes more integrated and boundaries become more blurred the need and desire to collaborate is heightened. However, there are many forces resisting this integration. We are also experiencing …
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– Marcia Hughes and James Terrell The challenges presented by the pandemic and now the gradual healing process we’re engaged in are transforming what is needed from coaches. The four steps explained here provide a pathway for coaches to meet the current challenge! Change is Hard Work. It’s possible, yet sustainable behavior change requires clarity, …
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– Marcia Hughes and James Terrell Positive attitudes on your team will build resilience and impact every dimension of team work. Positivity will impact how well people get along with one another, how pleased they are to be on the team, their motivation and their creative thinking. That is why this is one of the …
– Marcia Hughes and James Terrell Note: Marcia spoke at the 6th Annual Assessing & Developing Potential & Performance Summit in Chicago on this topic. If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner. Nelson Mandela Effective leadership across an organization is the …
By James Terrell and Marcia Hughes The power of emotional intelligence is in its ability to make visible and conscious what is going on at an invisible and mostly unconscious level of reality. One of the 16 competencies measured by the EQi is Reality Testing and it is defined as how objectively and accurately we …
Leading emotionally intelligent teams is a tough job. Developing your skill is worth it as teams strong in EI are productive, creative and loyal to their organization. Building team motivation is a key strategy for success so team leaders maximize their own success by implementing the 7 motivation actions. Before you implement any of these …
Collaboration is a result of people working together to reach a mutual answer to a challenge or opportunity. As our world becomes more integrated and boundaries become more blurred the need and desire to collaborate is heightened. We see this on the internet, such as with Wikipedia, in organizations of all sizes and shapes, such …
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Invest in a strong foundation for your team and you gain big results – trust, identity, loyalty and better decisions. And it doesn’t stop there. These results lead to sustainable productivity and emotional and social well-being for the team and its individuals. That’s the stuff of a healthy and vibrant organization! That spells Wealth! And …