Don’t Sit Across From Each Other
Don’t sit directly across from one another, especially if you are two people or pairs who are in conflict with each other. When you sit across from one another and there is an “issue” that you disagree on you are essentially tossing your views back and forth AT one another, while literally physically sitting…
Onboarding Success: The Team’s Accountability
Even with a pandemic and remote work, most organizations are doing a much better job than they did years ago, of preparing new hires for their new role and environment. In keeping with the philosophy “the best gift you can give an employee is a great boss”, I’ve also observed that organizations have made improvements…
What to Ask When Choosing a Team Coach
My last blog post described the difference between Team Building and Team Coaching. So, now that you’ve decided that Team Coaching is right approach for you and your team, how do you go about choosing a great coach to partner with you? A frankly unnerving task and the risk is high! Here are some recommended…
Distinguishing Team Coaching from Team Building
OK…so this image is a bit of a tongue-in-cheek metaphor for what team building sessions can become. No disrespect intended. I have led many a Team Building experience, which resulted in exactly what the client hoped to achieve. Team Building often involves a one-off shared experience away from the regular work environment. The goal? Typically…
Getting The Issue Out In Front
What’s a relationship without an issue?! Relationships within our work teams; relationships with our customers and suppliers; relationships with our managers; and of course, our relationships in our personal lives all encounter issues. When we boil it down, we often end up pointing to a “lack of communication” as the source of the problem. And…
In A Great Team, Everybody Leads
We often think of “leadership” in the sense of “managing, directing or making approval decisions.” But think of the times when you’ve been part of a team and a break-through idea came from an individual with a curious twist on how to solve the problem. This fresh perspective can spark an idea that others then…
How is Your Intent Aligned with Your Impact?
“But I didn’t mean to hurt him!” Those of us who are parents have heard our children use these words all too often in the midst of rousing horseplay. Inevitably we respond with something like, “Of course you didn’t, but you still need to say you’re sorry”. With our children, we try to convey the…