Are Great Teams Developed on Challenge Courses… or in the Trenches?
I’ve led, planned, and been a part of my fair share of team building events – high ropes, interactive games, outdoor challenges. But is that the BEST place to develop teamwork?
I’ve led, planned, and been a part of my fair share of team building events – high ropes, interactive games, outdoor challenges. But is that the BEST place to develop teamwork?
How resistance surfaces varies – from as suddenly and abruptly as slamming on the brakes, to as subtly as water drops slowly eroding the unyielding rock. Today’s post will help you identify the more passive forms resistance can take…..and has some ideas on getting past them.
… about the difference between coalition and community – and debate and dialogue. And the ramifications are divisiveness and less than robust solutions.
Seth Godin’s new book arrived on my doorstep in late December. Once I heaved the package into my house, I discovered a 16 pound book, with 800+ pages measuring 11½ x 18. Was this a stroke of creative insight or a bad marketing play?
Today, our guest blogger, Marcia Nellans, shares a story about a real conversation she observed… one that may be life changing. Anyone who is challenged with texting teens will want to read on.
I often say what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Stress can make you sharper and better – or burnt-out and ineffective. Here’s how you can stay on the good side of stress.
There are only a few blogs that I follow religiously, and HBR (Harvard Business Review) is one of them. So when they compiled a list of the 33 HBR Blog Posts You Should Read Before 2013 – and this post by Tony Schwartz was the MOST read – I thought it was worth sharing.
It can be a joke or a source of frustration (we do the work – they get paid the big bucks). Nonetheless, leaders get paid due to the fact that they face tough decisions. Here are four of the most common dilemmas that leaders must wrestle with.
When several incoming women representatives were Photoshopped into a photo commemorating the historical moment of 98 women in Congress – it created a stir. There were other things about this photo and dialogue that ruffle my feathers.
My success rate with resolutions is pathetic. I am not alone. In today’s post, I suggest an alternative – that may indeed lead to lasting transformations.
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