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Solutions for Leading the Unwilling in Your Organization
Published on 2012-06-05 21:17:06
As a leader in your organization, you may sometimes exhaust your store of solutions and get frustrated by leading the unwilling. It can be exhausting to feel that you are dragging your people behind you as if they were dead weight.
Solutions for Leading the Unwilling
Published on 2012-06-05 21:17:06
As a leader, you may sometimes feel like you are leading the unwilling and look for solutions that do not include nagging. It can be exhausting to feel that you are dragging your people behind you as if they were dead weight.
The Secret to Your Team Success is on a See-Saw
Published on 2012-06-05 20:56:07
This article about a see-saw being the secret to team success is published as a guest post on the "HoopsU" Coaching website... Many thanks to Tony Alfonso for sharing it with his audience! You can read the entire article (and learn more about the see-saw team success metaphor) by clicking HERE.
Appreciate Diversity and Encourage Creativity to Develop Teamwork
Published on 2012-06-03 09:14:03
This article on why leaders should appreciate diversity and encourage creativity to develop teamwork is published as a guest post on the "Teamwork and Leadership Bloggings" website... Many thanks to Mike Rogers for his invitation to share it with his audience! Read the entire article (to appreciate diversity and develop teamwork in your orgnization!) by clicking HERE.
What is Teamwork? Here’s a Great Working Definition...
Published on 2012-05-29 21:04:29
It is not uncommon for teammates to ask their leaders “what is teamwork?” and look for a great working definition to help guide their decisions and actions. People too often share phrases like “Together Everyone Achieves More,” or “teamwork makes the dream work,” but seldom understand exactly what they should be seeking to build when teamwork is their stated desire. As I have shared previously, there are five traits that all Great Teams share – and your focus on team development [..]
Stop Asking Safe Questions to Build Deeper Connections
Published on 2012-05-25 22:20:21
This article, about how team leaders can build deeper connections if they stop asking safe questions Like "how are you?," is one of many
Improve Team Accountability With a Consequence Bowl
Published on 2012-05-19 07:44:37
If you woud like to improve your team accountability, starting a fun “consequence bowl” tradition may be exactly what your people need. It should not only be the responsibility of the team leader to hold others on the team accountable. All team members or staff should actively claim ownership for their own behaviors and for holding each other accountable.
Improve Team Communication with a Style of Influence Personality Profile
Published on 2012-05-13 16:10:21
A Style of Influence personality profile can improve your team communication and provide a deeper understanding of yourself and others. No group ever complained that their team communication was too good! In fact, most of the workplace interpersonal conflicts you may have seen or been part of are likely the results of relationships between people who simply do not have an appreciation for the personality profile or strengths of their coworker. We all have a style of influence – a way that w [..]
The 12 Most Exalting Phrases Leaders Can Share With Their Team
Published on 2012-05-05 09:09:32
This article about exalting phrases for leaders is published as a guest post on the "12 Most" website... Many thanks to Peg, Paul, and the "12 Most" team for sharing it with their audience! You can read the entire article on phrases to use with your team by clicking HERE.
Team Personality Styles, Tessellations, and Teamwork Lessons
Published on 2012-05-05 08:10:46
This article on team personality styles and tessellations is published as a guest post on the "Power Basketball" website. Many thanks to Coach Power for sharing it with his audience! You can read the entire article on the teamwork lessons of tessellations if you click HERE.
Leadership Insights on Decisions From McDonalds
Published on 2012-05-04 05:29:29
This article on Leadership Insights and Decisions is published as a guest post on the "Coaching Confidence" website. Many thanks to Jenn Waller for sharing it with her audience! You can read the entire article on "Leadership Insights on Decisions from McDonalds" if you click HERE.
Team Trust is a Three Legged Stool
Published on 2012-04-28 20:53:19
In virtually every aspect of your life, you can find examples of the importance of teamwork. But teamwork is built on team trust, and that trust is supported and established like the seat of a three legged stool – by three important supporting elements. The absence or weakness of any of the legs on a stool would cause the stool to fall – or at the least provide a much less comfortable and solid foundation for the seat.
Find Your Why to Improve Performance
Published on 2012-04-23 16:21:05
What is your motivation? Why do you lace up your shoes in the morning? One of the things every great performer does to improve performance, regardless of their field, is find their why. Imagine I told you about a hidden a suitcase full of cash across town was filled with 800,000 dollars.
Keep Hammering Away and Trust the Process
Published on 2012-04-14 15:08:43
This article is published as a guest post on the "HoopsU" Coaching website...
Yes - Nice Guys CAN Lead and Finish First
Published on 2012-04-07 18:56:40
Whether it is heard in athletics, business, or even academics, the notion that nice guys cannot lead or finish first has become commonplace. Too many people subscribe to the old saying, “nice guys always finish last.” As quarterback of the Atlanta Falcons, Matt Ryan has become known as a “nice guy,” and that has led a number of football fans in Atlanta to question his ability to lead. They don’t believe a nice guy can finish first. Ryan says all the right things and spits out clich [..]
12 Most Impactful Questions a Teambuilding Event will Answer
Published on 2012-04-05 08:30:08
This article is published as a guest post on the "12 most" website... Many thanks to Peg, Paul, and the "12 Most" team for sharing it with their audience! You can read the entire article by clicking HERE.
Penguin Leadership Will Change Your Team Culture
Published on 2012-03-27 14:50:38
This article is published as a guest post on Michael Hyatt's
Technology Cannot Replace Student or Teacher Teamwork
Published on 2012-03-26 15:30:00
The integration of technology into the hands of our students has been a topic of much discussion, but it will never replace the importance of teacher teamwork or the environment that a quality classroom provides. Whether by laptops, I-pads, smart-boards, or smart phones, your classroom has in all likelihood already been invaded by technology.
Five Team Leadership Lessons from Temple Run
Published on 2012-03-21 12:16:55
This article is published as a guest post on the ThoughtLeaders,llc website... Many thanks to Mike Figliuolo for sharing it with his audience! You can read the entire article by clicking HERE.
Five Great Teamwork Verses From the Bible
Published on 2012-03-18 12:31:42
There are certainly many other Bible verses that could be discussed as relating to great teamwork, but this list identifies five that are strong and inspiring examples for the topic. Improving organizational teamwork is the goal of most teambuilding activities, and like most any other subject, the Bible provides wisdom about how to achieve it and why it is important. In the Bible, though, the teamwork that is mentioned is not the goal... Great teamwork is instead described as the visible illu [..]
Share "Lead Your Team" Content With Your Audience...
Published on 2012-03-17 11:27:42
Have you enjoyed what you've read from past "Lead Your Team" blog article content? ...Republish it and share our team leadership ideas with your audience! Attention: Readers, Publishers, Editors, Webmasters and Bloggers... Great content should be recommended to others. After all, knowledge is power, and any organization can become better with the right information.If you would like to share any of the insightful articles or content from Great Results Teambuilding with your audience, you may [..]
Not All Team Members Wake Up at the Same Time
Published on 2012-03-15 20:01:55
This article is published as a guest post as part of the HoopsU Coaching website... Many thanks to Tony Alfonso for sharing it with his audience! You can read the entire article by clicking HERE.
Team Building is the Unseen Part of Better Teamwork
Published on 2012-03-09 10:17:42
Every office manager, athletic coach or school principal wants a workplace with better teamwork, but without team building the behaviors that you define as evidence of teamwork will likely go unseen. While it is common for some to underestimate the behaviors that are often defined as evidence of teamwork – collaboration, politeness, rapport, and efficiency in accomplishing a common goal - teamwork is actually a great deal more important than you might think. It is only the tip of the iceberg [..]
Replace Jealousy and Defensiveness by Building Team Trust
Published on 2012-03-04 12:31:44
If you are currently part of a group that lacks team trust or is struggling with issues like petty jealousy or defensiveness, rest assured that there is hope. Any negative environment you are now experiencing can be improved by investing time in building or repairing relationships – but once you have acknowledged that there is a problem, the next step is accepting that you CANNOT just “get rid of” those negative behaviors! Let me explain. Imagine that you are sitting with a friend one a [..]
8 Tough Team Meeting Questions
Published on 2012-02-29 12:15:49
This article is published as a guest post as part of the thoughtleadersllc blog. Many thanks to Mike Figiuolo for sharing it with his growing audience! You can read the entire article by clicking HERE
Team Leaders Often See Only What They Focus On
Published on 2012-02-26 20:01:12
There is no magic pill for building team leaders, but one of the most important keys is helping them realize that they will likely often see only what thy look for in those they have the responsibility to inspire and develop. A team leaders attention should therefore be modified, for what leaders train their eyes to focus on has a tremendous impact on the results their team will be able to enjoy. You may not have seen it, but there is an entertaining selective attention test video available on [..]
Better Teamwork Begins With Training Your Eyes to See Opportunity
Published on 2012-02-26 20:01:12
There is no magic pill for building better teamwork, but one of the most important keys is helping your team realize that they will likely often see only what thy look for in those they have the responsibility to inspire and develop. A team leaders attention should therefore be modified, for what leaders train their eyes to focus on has a tremendous impact on the results their team will be able to enjoy. You may not have seen it, but there is an entertaining selective attention test video avai [..]
Improve Team Toughness With No-Win Situations
Published on 2012-02-20 07:08:55
Team toughness is something every coach wants to improve. Surprisingly, one of the most significant coaching and leadership lessons I have ever learned about building team toughness was inspired by something I saw on Star Trek. Seeing the “Kobayashi Maru” training exercise is where I first recognized the value of using no-win situations to test and improve team toughness. Most any “Trekkie” can tell you that this is the name of a test that places aspiring cadets in a no-win situation [..]
Eight Great Motivational Video Clips for Inspiring Your Team
Published on 2012-02-16 07:38:34
Every team, at some point in their time together, needs the boost of motivational videos or an inspiring message delivered to help them get through adversity or regain an emotional intensity that may have begun to diminish. Below are eight great online options for you to consider sharing with your team. Since they are only short video clips, you can easily access them from your laptop and watch them together as a pre-game boost or as an energizing introduction to your next team meeting… [..]
Seven Ways to Deal With Whiners
Published on 2012-02-13 05:02:16
Virtually every office, faculty, or athletic group has at least one whiner, and the rest of the group find themselves looking for ways to deal with whiners. Whiners are just regular people with an irrational response to reality. The simple truth is that while most successful people invest their time in solving problems and taking action, whiners insist on complaining and wallowing in the mud that they find themselves in – playing the role of victim instead of victor. One of the most importa [..]
Losing is a Symptom of Quiet Team Leaders
Published on 2012-02-09 06:56:38
This article is posted as a guest post as part of the HoopsU website under "Player Tips" Many thanks to Tony Alfonso for sharing it with his audience! You can read the entire article by clicking HERE.
Teachers, Blueberries, and Developing Your People
Published on 2012-02-06 08:07:40
This post is available now via Justin Beader's (@eduleadership) "On Performance" Blog hosted by EdWeek... Many thanks to Justin for sharing the article with his audience- You can view the blog post by clicking HERE!
Top 20 Teambuilding Outcomes to Value
Published on 2012-02-01 17:12:50
When considering a teambuilding event, you should know and be prepared to discuss the outcomes that you most value and the take-aways you desire your team to enjoy following the event. There are virtually hundreds of team challenges and activities available that provide outcomes ranging from trust building, to improving accountability practices, to defining roles, to boosting group morale. Each group is different, and your unique mixture of personalities and project requirements brings with i [..]
The Three Types of Educators
Published on 2012-01-30 07:21:17
All leaders are educators, but there are three distinct types you will need to identify. Whether in schools, on courts, or in offices, everyone in a leadership position is in a role of developing people and becomes responsible for encouraging their growth. In fact, the organization’s success is largely dependent on the leader’s ability to teach those in his or her group the skills that are required to “step up” their performance to meet standards or become more effective and profitable [..]
Four Steps to Improve Negative Team Attitudes
Published on 2012-01-21 08:34:48
Are there negative team attitudes that you need to improve in tyour organization? You have likely heard before that students, employees, or athletes “don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” And while it is certainly a cliché, the truth is that it became a hackneyed phrase because it is honestly one of the most important lessons a leader can learn. Negative Team Attitudes are dangerous – but enthusiasm and emotional investment are impossible to teach or verba [..]
Team Vision and Mission - and the Difference
Published on 2012-01-16 08:33:26
Your team needs to define both its vision and its mission to be successful. While they are often misunderstood and confused with one another, a VISION is what you want to be known for as an organization – it is the ideal imagined result you ultimately want your company to accomplish, and should be challenging enough to inspire your people’s imagination. A leader’s role is to set the vision for his team, and then to identify the process steps or required behaviors that will lead his tea [..]
Dehydrated Water and Leadership
Published on 2012-01-09 05:56:50
For years, I used to joke with my teams about a fantastic idea I had for a product... Dehydrated Water! If only I could find an innovative way to package and market it, I suggested with a smirk, it was sure to become the next pet rock – and we could be swimming in pools of cash once our infomercial aired… Of course, like many ideas I and others have had, it was laid to rest as an idea only, and never had life breathed into it by my sincere initiative, belief, or determination. Still, th [..]
Ten Twitter Feeds For Teachers and Principals
Published on 2012-01-05 05:48:29
Technology is slowly creeping into even the most staunchly traditional classrooms, and with it comes a need for teachers to embrace (or at least understand and become conversant with) all that current technology offers as tools for student engagement.
In addition to using technology to engage students, the information that technology makes available is a constant and inspirational stream of ideas and creative insights that, once discovered, allows a teacher to grow and expand the depth and brea [..]