team partnerships

In my last post I suggested a team meeting that focuses on process and on creating the connections between everyone on the team. (See prior blog post for the 4-meeting process.) Every time the New Year begins and strategy is created, it is a change for the organization. This link includes a summary and my…

Ask yourself if these are thoughts you’ve had, or if you have heard these thoughts from others; and what price your organization pays when these situations occur. We do not function as a team. I have no idea what “they” are doing. I am asked questions that I cannot answer. My boss never lets me…

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…

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…