team meetings

In past posts I have shared the development of the Collaborative Leadership process and the Strategic Planning aspect taken directly from my experience in working with top level executive teams, and organizing and attending their strategic planning meetings where collaborative discussion takes place and strategies are created. However, during the ensuing year, I’ve noticed that…

In today’ post, I would like to particularly acknowledge all of you in the Bridging Associates Community for moving to create more focus on the elements of communication and connection within your teams that lead to greater success. In working with leaders and their teams, my experience has shown me that as they begin to…

Today’s post discusses Solution-Focus, the last element of the High Performance Model I have been sharing with you that will help tranform your organization from an I-Pod to a We-Pod culture. So far I have given you tips on: Creating a 4 meeting jump-start process for your team Improving Communication to create quality connection and alignment, the four parts…

A few weeks ago I announced a new, online interactive training series starting May 15 that offers busy business executives a jump-start method for propelling their teams into high performance mode.   In today’s post, I want to more fully explain one of the main elements outlined in the series for creating high performance in…

In today’s business environment, many business leaders are challenged with leveraging fewer resources for more profits, including their workforce, making team collaboration an essential part of their success. If you are a leader struggling with team productivity and results, you don’t want to miss my upcoming interactive teleclass series: Collaborative Leadership: How to Harness the…

Are you a business leader managing fewer resources for more profit? In today’s business environment companies must produce greater results with less woman/manpower. Organizations focusing on creating collaborative leadership with more aligned team environments are discovering that by fostering communication, accountability and a solution-focused culture, they create more dynamic and sustainable results. Their employees/teams are…

As I write this post in December, I am looking at a white landscape outside my window.  I want to wish all of you the happiest of Holiday Seasons and to encourage you to look ahead to next year. I see two important focus points in 2012 for executive leaders who want to improve their…

A few weeks ago I introduced four aspects for creating a company culture that align individual productivity with team values and goals. So far I have discussed the first two of the four aspects of culture and culture change as they relate to self-management and leading others using daily behavioral changes: • Proactive vs. Reactive • Focus…

The new neuroscience that is studying the brain and how it works shows that novelty, challenge, connection and creative expressions create the charge that brings in greater productivity individually, and when collaboration is a focus, creates greater overall business results. I have been talking about the process of team alignment and harnessing the power of your organization in my…

In my last two blog posts, “Are Your Executive Teams Looking Up for Answers?”and “Are Your Teams Taking Accountability for Their Results?” I discussed the importance of making team alignment a priority by scheduling regular team meetings, and I provided the outline for the first two meetings of four as a way of creating a…