As the old saying goes, “There is no ‘I’ in team.” There are, however, a number of people that must come together to create a cohesive unit working towards a common goal. If this isn’t the case, a team will likely find itself facing failure.
Imagine if instead of constantly finding top performers you could predictably develop them! Does the view from the top keep you up at night? Do you need to hang on to high performing employees so you can elevate performance and profits, or do you worry that a crisis could suddenly undermine your company’s ability to compete? Systematically creating a high performance culture using job matching will bring peace of mind.
Intelligence is important. So is Emotional Intelligence. Drive and determination are good, too. So is instinct. But, if there is one thing that you MUST consider when hiring, Personal Accountability is IT. The other attributes matter, but, if a candidate is low on Personal Accountability, then let someone else have them.
The challenge in many organizations is that they view discipline the wrong way. The process is filled with warnings, threats, and ultimatums, and as a result good people leave bad managers. On the other hand, when discipline is done correctly, it can be a process that helps an employee and team be successful.
Team learning, thinking and performance form a coherent trio of what a team strives to do together. Dialogue is the “high road” communication pathway for team success. It involves suspending judgment, opinions and positions. Successful dialogue requires open and flexible minds for understanding diverse perceptions, observations and thinking. There is no “right or wrong” in true dialogue; what matters the most, is the apparent best course of action for the good of the team and its stakeholders. All teams benefit from knowing and leveraging their brain strengths for communication success.
A very brief article describing the occurrence of errors and mistakes as teachable moments. Four steps are recommended to address errors and mistakes, and turn their occurrence into opportunities for subordinate and organizational improvement.
A skilled admin makes the whole office environment more efficient. The manager, supervisor or leader no longer has to use their own mental energy to keep those tasks organized because the effective admin does them well. Learn what to release to an admin as you read what follows and imagine your work life with those tasks off your plate.
Why would anybody use a consultant to help them through the selection process? Haven’t you always trusted your gut? Don’t you have an instinct for people? What has been your turnover rate? Did you ever hire a friend and lose a friendship? Assessments don’t lie, but people do. Your gut doesn’t lie, but you can react with emotion instead of objectivity. Using a highly trained and skilled consultant, a benchmark and statistically validated assessments increases your chances of selecting and retaining team members that fit.
If there is a single characteristic that sums up what makes a good team leader, it is encapsulated in the little word, trust. High performance teams are high trust units and developing mutual trust, both between individual team members as well as between individuals and the team leader, is a fundamental requirement for any truly successful team.
The year of the London Olympics, 2012 is almost upon us and a lot of businesses are thinking seriously about increasing the level of Wellbeing initiatives they offer staff members.You may be planning new wellbeing initiatives at your workplace for next year. Take advantage of ‘Olympics Fever’ to increase morale, engagement and above all, performance.
