As a leader, one of the most important things you can do is to build trust with your team and among your team members. Teams without trust have interpersonal tension and frustration, are less motivated, play politics, and cannot get important decisions made. Trust is the foundation of effective teamwork. This all starts with you as a leader. Are you honest and … [Read more...] about Build Your Team’s Trust
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Dialogue in the Workplace
In the public square, we don’t see much dialogue these days. It seems like it is mostly people yelling at one another. In the business-organization world, we can’t waste time yelling at one another. The collective needs to forge a path forward. But how do you do that when sides are taken and the differences are significant? The answer is: Dialogue. Let’s consider this … [Read more...] about Dialogue in the Workplace
Improve Your Team Emotional Intelligence
The importance of improving our individual Emotional Intelligence has gained a lot of momentum in recent years. However, it is also important to improve the Emotional Intelligence of our teams! Most leaders try to build a first-rate team by bringing together a group of first-rate people. But as a recent Harvard Business Review article points out, a collection of … [Read more...] about Improve Your Team Emotional Intelligence
Improve Your Facilitation Skills
The star leader today is not just someone who has excellent individual skills. They are the people who can bring out the best in a team. Whether it is in sports or in the boardroom, a “star” is someone who “makes everyone around them even better.” A key skill in making a team stronger is the capability to effectively facilitate meetings. A recent article in Harvard … [Read more...] about Improve Your Facilitation Skills
Manage Without Micromanaging
Micromanaging is a classic leadership mistake. You were hired to manage the team because you were an excellent individual performer. And now you want everyone to perform at the same high level. So you are constantly looking over their shoulders. You don’t want to micromanage, but you need to know what is going on – and that things are being done properly. What do you … [Read more...] about Manage Without Micromanaging