A Checklist for Changing Me to Change Them

We can't build a team or organization that's different from us. We can't make them into something we're not. Failing to follow this principle is the single biggest reason that so many team and organization change and improvement efforts flounder or fail. The changes and improvements we try to make to others must ring true to the changes and improvements we're also trying to make to ourselves. The following is a checklist:

Corporate Team Building FAQs

Corporate team building is a tool that helps in motivating a team for the fulfillment of organizational objectives. Today?s multi-cultural society demands working in harmony with different personalities, especially in intercontinental and multi-location corporations. Corporate team building techniques is a way by which team members are accommodated to the requirements of a firm. These techniques help achieve goals as a team rather than working on their own.

What Role-Playing Excercises can Do for Your Leadership Skills and Team Building

Some aren't so lucky to be born with the natural skills that we recognise in our leaders. For those people it is important to prepare a good leadership activity so that they can acquire and practise the skills required to lead a group of people. This can be in a professional setting, or a social context.

Working For A Salary - Why Not?

You probably know them too, those sites, people or opinions against the concept of a (monthly) salary. Some argue that there are much better ways to earn a living and that people should get paid for their real contributions; either per brilliant idea, the amount of sales they bring in, or any other contribution to the organization. But besides the fact that most people are satisfied with this fixed monthly income (although perhaps not with the amount) the function of a salary is more important than you might imagine.

You Can Reach Any Goal In 7 Easy Steps

There is a difference between people that reach their goals on a regular basis and those that do not. That difference is always some variation of the following seven steps to success. If you begin to take these steps on a regular basis you will be amazed at how much you accomplish and how easy it really is to reach any goal.

Leadership

Leadership has many faces and there are many definitions for its meaning.

Team Leadership: Does Your Leadership Team Really Talk? Part 2

It's the ability to engage in quality conversations that sets high-performing teams apart. And there are significant commercial advantages, too - not least, better decision-making, improved efficiency and delivering organisational change more effectively. Team Performance expert Philip Houghton has come up with the key questions leaders must ask their teams. Part 2 covers questions about capability.

Building Teamwork: Helping Your Team Take Responsibility for Their Results

The end of the year in an organization is often a time of reflection and evaluation. As I look back over the decisions I have made over the past 12 months, I evaluate them to see how they have affected our company and what I might do differently. As I reflect, I am paying attention to that voice in my head that is tempted to blame our failures on other people (or organizations) while taking complete credit for our successes. If I want my team to work together effectively, I have to resist this impulse to assign blame or credit.

Joy On The Job?

Surprise--We are hardwired for happiness at work! Humans have an innate need to play-and play contributes immensely to productivity and morale. Even boring and repetitive tasks can be transformed into joy on the job. Discover how to use teamwork as a tool for creating happiness at work by taking advantage of the human need to play, interact, and cooperate.

Working Together - Team Building Advice for Small Businesses

When time is money, spending time on team building activities can be seen by some as a waste. As a manager or small business owner, it is up to you to decide what's the best route for you and your team. Do keep in mind that when a team functions, and when there is mutual respect and understanding between the individuals, it can move mountains and achieve more.

The Benefits of 2-Way Performance Evaluations

By adopting a 2-way approach to employee evaluations, not only are team members improved, but management is improved as well.

The Seven Characteristics of a High-Performing Team

If you lead a team, you know that the journey to high-performance is ongoing. It's the rare team that achieves high-performance and just stays there. In my business life, whether I've managed a team within an organization, or run my own company, it’s been unusual to keep the same team together for longer than a year. Team members come and go, driven by the needs of the organization and their own career goals. And every time the members of a team changes, the team needs to regroup and refocus.

Cash In On Your Human Capital: Using Personality Type to Optimize Your Team

Can you improve productivity, facilitate effective communication, and create a team that works like a well-oiled machine? You can if you learn how to recognize the resources that are already present in your organization. Using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, the world's most popular personality assessment, you'll learn how to improve communication, foster teamwork, and increase efficiency for your team.

Make It Fun To Learn And Your Team Will Grow Like Wildfire

Remember back in school that one class that was your favorite. You know the one you didn't mind going to. The one you actually sort of looked forward to.