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Applying TeamWisdom: Taking Personal Responsibility Helps the Whole Team

Are you unhappy or frustrated at work?
Have you thought this about your team:

“I can’t be responsible for the quality of my team’s efforts.”
“Getting on a good team is mostly a matter of luck.”
“If I’m part of a poorly functioning team, and I’m not in charge, there is little I can do but bear it.”

These kinds [...]

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Team Leadership Tips-Free QConn Video on InfoQ

My November 19, 2008 presentation at QConn was recorded by the good folks at InfoQ. The presentation video is edited and posted along with the presentation slides which I posted here.
I received a lot of positive feedback on this presentation, so if you are interested in team building and team leadership, you might want to [...]

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End With the Beginning in Mind

Mike Griffiths, blogging at Leading Answers, recently wrote that he was leaving his employment of six years at Quadrus Development and starting a new gig. Then Mike went on to say that he read some helpful teamwisdom in my book (Teamwork Is An Individual Skill) about Ending With the Beginning in Mind. He then reviewed [...]

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Collaborative Leadership Basics, Part 8: Keys for Creating Designer Norms in Teams

Originally published by the Cutter Consortium Agile Email Advisor. Used with permission.
by Christopher M. Avery, Senior Consultant, Cutter Consortium
More in this seriesCollaborative Leadership Basics:Part 1: Why Is Collaborative Leadership Required for Agile Environments?Part 2: Develop Personal Responsibility for Team ProductivityPart 3: Get in the Same Boat TogetherPart 4: Keys to the Boat — Generating Positive [...]

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VisionHolder? My Mom Would Be Proud

Thanks to the graciousness of the people at Heartland, you can listen to my VisionHolder Call interview with Craig Neal. It's 57 minutes long and probes the essence of my work in TeamWisdom and Responsibility Redefined.
Here's the MP3 file.
Craig conducted one of the better interviews I've experienced. His brilliant format includes a Q&A period [...]

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