Effective teamwork is becoming more and more important for the success of any organization. While tons has been written about it, building high performing teams seems to remain a mystery to many people. Here are what I think are the four most important steps you can take to build a high performing team: 1. Select a teamwork model. You need to decide what you think are the … [Read more...] about Build High Performing Teams
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Are You a Sprint or Marathon Nonprofit?
Is your nonprofit running a Sprint or a Marathon? Beware – you might be running a Marathon as if you are running a Sprint. Here are a few questions you can answer that will tell you if your nonprofit is running a Sprint or Marathon: Is your staff compensated above the seventy-fifth percentile for their positions in comparable organizations? Do you regularly budget for and … [Read more...] about Are You a Sprint or Marathon Nonprofit?
Strategy is “Like” a Theme Song
Can you hum the theme song for Hawaii Five-O? How about Mission Impossible? I bet you can and, if you can whistle, I’ll also bet that you can whistle the tune to The Andy Griffith Show. Can the people in your organization explain your strategy as effortlessly as they can hum the Hawaii Five-O theme song? I suggest that should be your goal. And when they explain it, … [Read more...] about Strategy is “Like” a Theme Song
Giving Purpose to Work
Companies across the globe are spending millions of dollars each year on this term we never really heard much about twenty years ago – “employee engagement.” Why is all this cash being targeted toward employee engagement? Because research done by The Gallup Organization and others has shown that engaged employees end up driving higher levels of profits. Engagement = Revenue … [Read more...] about Giving Purpose to Work
Leverage Your Talents & Soar!
For no commission whatsoever, I am recommending that you buy the book StrengthsFinder 2.0. That is, if you have not already. The book has been in the top ten in The Wall Street Journal list of top business books since it was published in 2007, and I recently saw it listed there in the #1 spot again. Why so popular? People are realizing that discovering and using our … [Read more...] about Leverage Your Talents & Soar!