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Category Archives: ResponsibilityBe not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still. ~ Chinese Proverb Are you more committed to coping or to growing? It’s a choice you make everyday, even if instinctively rather than intentionally. (Note: this is part … Continue reading
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When you greet teammates you haven’t seen for a while, how do you “check in?” Do you have a check-in practice that promotes both personal power and team building? If not, consider using mine. It’s a practice I learned years … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Management Training, Responsibility, Teamwork
Tagged personal power
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How do you avoid losing trust in your team? It is as simple as cleaning up all broken agreements at your earliest opportunity, but how do you manage that? If the recipe for TRUST in team building is to make … Continue reading I want to dispel the myth that responsibility is an inherent personality characteristic. Responsibility is learnable — my client’s results prove it over and over again. With the advances of the last twenty-five years responsibility is a directly observable, learnable, … Continue reading Why is it so hard to build a well-functioning team? Often it is because we’re looking in the wrong place for answers. The most important game may be the one you aren’t even seeing I’ll share a critical secret for success. … Continue reading Everyone says they want to be on a winning team. And nobody ever says they want to be on a lousy team. So how come we end up on frustrating teams much of the time? Here are the steps you … Continue reading Do you make simple, direct requests of other people, or do you concoct complex, indirect expectations? Many years ago, long before I knew the value of a simple, direct request, a mentor told me that every time I came to … Continue reading There is a big difference between being an accountable leader and being a responsible leader. I have been working with business leaders for the last 20+ years as a consultant and speaker, and I am committed to showing real leaders … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Personal Development, Responsibility, Teamwork, work training
Tagged Accountability, leader, Leadership
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When I ask business leaders and IT professionals about their experience of teamwork effectiveness — and I’ve asked thousands in 20+ years as a consultant and speaker — I get a consistent “so-so” response. So what will it take to … Continue reading I developed the following model to communicate the essence of partnering between any two entities, whether people or groups, and whether external or internal to an organization: Partnering = Exchange + Expansion + Integrity Let’s look at collaborating across boundaries … Continue reading |