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Tag Archives: LeadershipWow! IT leaders from a major retailer in the San Francisco Bay area valued the Creating Results-Based Teams workshop they attended. Here’s their internal survey results. Check the results from the second group. Download a PDF of this presentation. This … 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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In my post How to Build Effective, Successful Management Teams a few weeks ago I mentioned that project teams are the most straight-forward teams in which to develop high-performance dynamics because they fit the classic laboratory definition of a team. … Continue reading The popularity of the saying “win/win” speaks volumes – we all like to win. So let’s define what “winning” means. And then let’s turn that definition into a tool you can deploy as a brief agenda item for each team … Continue reading
Posted in Agile, Collaboration, communication skills, Leadership, Management Training, Teamwork
Tagged Leadership, Management tools, Teamwork, win/win
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I was honored to be asked to give the keynote speech at Agile Day 2010 NYC in Times Square last month. I called it: “Are We As Agile as We Think?” Shared Responsibility Early in my speech I asked how … Continue reading
Posted in Agile, Coaching, Leadership, Management Training, Personal Development, Responsibility, Teamwork
Tagged Agile, Leadership, psychology, Responsibility Process poster, Teamwork
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“Outcome interdependence” (i.e., linked fates or the feeling of being in the same boat together) — not interpersonal attraction or the quality and quantity of communication — is the number-one predictor of group cohesion and thus high-performance teamwork. In general, … Continue reading Whether your leadership intent is your own success, or leading a team, task force, or entire enterprise, mastering responsibility will accelerate your progress. “Mastery” means having mastered your own internal Responsibility Process™ and applying the 3 Keys to Responsibility™ in daily … Continue reading This is the second part of my 2-part series about how clear and elevating goals help with teamwork. By “clear” I mean no measurements are needed to know that the goal is reached, and by “elevating” I mean the goal … Continue reading It’s the million-dollar question… How do you get a team to develop a clear and elevating goal? By the way, by “clear” I mean no measurements are needed to know that the goal is reached, and by “elevating” I mean … Continue reading I’m going to make an exception to one of my practices: I normally refrain from publicly using the Leadership Gift to analyze current affairs. It would be so easy for me: every day some prominent journalist or blogger bellows, “When … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Personal Development, Responsibility
Tagged economy, flight attendant, JetBlue, Leadership, obligation, quit, Responsibility Process, Steven Slater
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