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Category Archives: CollaborationSome people exhibit such a need to be right that they can’t stand evidence to the contrary. Do you work with someone like that? These are the folks who work overtime to prove others wrong and disparage anyone who has … Continue reading
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Tagged collaboration techniques
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An entrepreneur friend of mine has built and sold eight companies. His new venture is a massive, important economic development project that requires the simultaneous launch of three or four different companies with a large number and variety of partners. … Continue reading Christopher Avery: Tips on how to facilitating fast team building and consensus. Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Consulting, Teamwork
Tagged consensus, facilitation, Rally, World Cafe
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Can you believe it — the holidays are here, again. The change of a calendar year can be a wonderful time to acknowledge the investment required to maintain growth and development, including the quality of your relationships at work. One … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Collaboration, Leadership, Management Training, Teamwork, work training
Tagged direction, energy, holidays, team building
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In my recent post, we looked at what to do when we’re left in the uncomfortable position of “holding the bag” and I suggested a straightforward 7-step process for calling others on broken agreements. It’s a great process. And it’s … Continue reading “Constructive” criticism is still criticism. Instead of criticizing, “feed back” your responses with compassion. A huge block to giving others feedback effectively is our addiction to criticizing (i.e., providing criticism). When we criticize, our tonality (if not our words) assigns … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, communication skills, Musings, Teamwork, work training
Tagged criticism, how to give feedback
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Want more trust in your life? Consider this: we commonly think of trust as something that happens between particular people for particular reasons. But, if trust exists only between people, how do we explain those all-trusting persons who seem able … Continue reading Most leaders have the motivation process exactly backward! For who knows how long, when you (a leader) wanted me (a follower) to commit to high performance, you and I both expected YOU to tell ME what’s in it for me … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, communication skills, Leadership, Management Training, Personal Development, Teamwork, work training
Tagged motivation, wiifm
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A while ago, I had the opportunity to accept — or decline — two new business relationships (one as a board member and one in a business venture). As I listened to my internal dialogue about the two propositions, I … Continue reading How often does one of your colleagues let you down? Such situations happen way too often, but you can turn them around. The key is your response (not the other person’s actions). I recently enjoyed the opportunity to decide how … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Collaboration, communication skills
Tagged holding co-worker accountable
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