Archive for the "Teamwork" category

Natural Rewards

I’m an avid road-bike rider, but I don’t deal with the heat as well as I did 20 years ago. This time of year, when the sun’s rays are intense by 8:30 AM here in Texas, I ride at first light if I’m going to ride at all.
If I’m open to them, the unexpected rewards [...]

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Shared Clarity is the Source of Power for Successful Teamwork

New businesses should started with a business plan — the same goes for teamwork: articulating the common outcome so every team member is working toward the same goal is crucial before the work starts. To move forward together, you need to establish shared clarity.
Lack of shared clarity about direction is often the cause of the [...]

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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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Leadership Win: Turning Scarcity into More than Enough

Long-time client Dale L. who, in his day job, is VP Engineering for a division of a large software company, sent me the following email. I love hearing people’s “wins.” I asked his permission to share it with you.  We’ve changed the name of his city…
I am on the “Anyville-USA” Parks and Rec Commission. [...]

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