by Beata Staszkow February 24, 2016February 24, 2016 “Employees are a company’s greatest asset – they’re your competitive advantage. You want to attract and retain the best; provide them with encouragement, stimulus, and make them feel that they are an integral part of the company’s mission.” Anne M. Mulchany former chairperson and CEO of Xerox … Continue reading Trust and Why You Should Build it Amongst Your Team
Category Archives: Team Management
The Best Ways to Handle Social Media Misconduct on Your Team
by Young Entrepreneur Council February 24, 2016 Follow @YECFebruary 24, 2016 How do you approach a delicate social media scenario in which your team member posts something inappropriate to their personal social media? Do you immediately terminate them or work together to figure out what to do? 1. Be Clear and Concise The best teams … Continue reading The Best Ways to Handle Social Media Misconduct on Your Team
5 Clever Ways Companies Drive Sales and Growth with Virtual Teams
by Brenda Do February 24, 2016February 24, 2016 Some companies take their freelancer use to another level. Instead of just hiring freelancers to fill talent gaps or for isolated projects, these companies achieve their business goals by building virtual teams. The teams become part of the company’s business strategy to wow customers, maintain competitiveness, and … Continue reading 5 Clever Ways Companies Drive Sales and Growth with Virtual Teams
3 Ways to Stop Social Loafing In Cross-Functional Teams
by Rick Lepsinger February 15, 2016 Follow @onpoint_llcFebruary 15, 2016 People often take less accountability for individual and team performance when doing work as part of a group. This tendency, called “social loafing”, is well documented. In these cases, some of us may take advantage of a situation in which it’s harder to pinpoint responsibility—a … Continue reading 3 Ways to Stop Social Loafing In Cross-Functional Teams
Do Your Team Members Feel Valued and Appreciated?
by Peter Stark February 13, 2016 Follow @peterbstarkFebruary 13, 2016 Employee Engagement Survey statistics tell us that 72 percent of employees feel they receive adequate recognition, and approximately 65 percent of employees tell us they are fairly compensated. Those same statistics tell us the percentage of engaged employees is still hovering around 30 percent of … Continue reading Do Your Team Members Feel Valued and Appreciated?
Managing a Remote Team: What You Should Know
by Tommy Wyher February 11, 2016February 11, 2016 Being a manager is tough enough when managing employees inside of an office but different challenges arise when a manager is asked to take over a remote team. Many of the tactics that might work in office could be ineffective when managing those outside of the office. … Continue reading Managing a Remote Team: What You Should Know
Client-Based Or Task-Based? Structuring Your Link Building Team
Wondering which link team structure will work best for you? Julie Joyce gives us the major pros and cons of the two methods that have worked for her. Julie Joyce on February 3, 2016 For the past several years, I’ve been responsible for overseeing the work of link teams large, medium and small. I’ve experimented … Continue reading Client-Based Or Task-Based? Structuring Your Link Building Team
Building Trust in Your Virtual Team
by Cathy Wellings January 21, 2016 Follow @lsictrainingJanuary 21, 2016 What comes to mind if you are asked about improving a virtual team’s performance? Getting the technology right? Putting in place the best processes or creating the right metrics? What about the human side? Virtual team managers can all too often neglect the relationship-building element … Continue reading Building Trust in Your Virtual Team
13 Tools That Help Teams Succeed
by Peter Kim January 16, 2016 Follow @awesomepeterJanuary 16, 2016 2015 was a year of some pretty major shakeups across many huge industries around the world, leaving many marketplaces scrambling to keep up in an ever-changing global business environment. Changes such as the explosion of the freelance marketplace and companies like Uber questioning the nature … Continue reading 13 Tools That Help Teams Succeed
Team Up for High Performance
by Deidre Paknad December 31, 2015 Follow @day_dreeDecember 31, 2015 Our team is smart, fast, fun, and diverse. That diversity makes for a better product and team. Rather than an echo chamber with a single perspective, we have diverse experiences – and our share of loud debates and laughs as a result. When team members … Continue reading Team Up for High Performance