Karen Repoli — September 11, 2019 Follow @karenrepoli — September 11, 2019 During WW1 Henry Ford sued a Chicago newspaper for libeling him when they called him “an ignorant pacifist.” At the ensuing trial, the defense lawyers grilled with Mr. Ford with a line of questioning regarding general knowledge in an effort to prove to … Continue reading What You Can Learn About Building a Dream Team From Henry Ford
Jim Haudan — August 1, 2019 Follow @jhaudan — August 1, 2019 Dialogue is at the root of all effective engagement and group action. This statement seems straightforward enough. Communicate with your peers and teams and you’ll be effective! Surprisingly, however, it’s not that simple. Real dialogue at work—the exchange of thoughts where each person … Continue reading Dialogue is Powerful: How to Engage Your Teams Through Conversations, Not Presentations
Sarah Bircher — July 9, 2019 — July 9, 2019 Make your meetings more productive by designing them to bring out the best in everyone How many of the meetings you attended in the past week were as productive as you would have liked? Did everyone show up ready to participate? Were new ideas discussed, … Continue reading How to Boost Team Meeting Productivity
Abuhuraira Ramay — June 25, 2019 Follow @AbuhurairaRamay — June 25, 2019 PhotoMIX-Company / Pixabay As the term might imply, a “workation” is a combination of work and vacation. Small business owners and self-described “digital nomads” have done this for years, working whatever hours they set while enjoying the sights and smells of the exotic … Continue reading How a Workation Could Be Good For Your Team
Darleen DeRosa — April 11, 2019 Follow @onpoint_llc — April 11, 2019 Setbacks and failures are inevitable. Even the most successful teams must learn how to cope with frustration and disappointment at one point or another. While it’s important for leaders and team members to be resilient in the face of adversity, simply counting on … Continue reading How to Build More Resilient Teams
Rick Goodman — April 7, 2019 Follow @DrRickGoodman — April 7, 2019 Team building can be challenging under the best of circumstances. When you’re new to the job—for example, if you’ve just been promoted into the team leader role—it can be especially daunting. After all, how are you supposed to build unity among people you … Continue reading How New Leaders Can Approach Team Building
Alex Kudinov — April 5, 2019 Follow @AlexKudinovPST — April 5, 2019 Building (and hiring) a great team takes time and effort. Patrick Lencioni’s “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team” became a staple reading in an Agile community these days. And for a good reason. Agile ways of working are all about teamwork. A self-organizing … Continue reading The Humble, The Hungry, The Smart: Beyond “The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team”
Sylvia Moses — April 4, 2019 — April 4, 2019 Measuring the performance of creative teams isn’t always easy. This article will look at the essential creative team metrics you can track to show your value. Measuring creativity is hard. It doesn’t matter whether you’re running a digital agency or managing an INC 5000 company, … Continue reading Prove Your Worth: 8 Creative Team Metrics You Need to Track
Livongo’s senior director of growth marketing Patty Spiller says the best martech leaders have four key traits. Amy Gesenhues on March 20, 2019 Martech leaders have no shortage of resources when it comes to the number of tools and platforms available to meet their ever-growing list of marketing challenges, but none of the 6,500+ solutions … Continue reading The secrets to developing a high-performing martech team
John Parker Stewart — March 14, 2019 — March 14, 2019 To build a high-performance team, you must progress through three phases of team development. When you have responsibility for a team, you cannot improve it unless you know where you stand. Whether you are a new leader or already established within the group, your … Continue reading The 3 Levels of a High-Performance Team
