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What does it (really) take to achieve team results?
I am often asked what it takes to achieve success in a team. You know,…
Things won’t ‘get back to normal’, but we can embrace ‘another ordinary’
“I can’t wait for things to get back to normal.” It’s a common refrain. But…
When you shift your perspective, you can change your reality
I was reminded recently of the importance of being able to shift your perspective as…
Leading a virtual team? Then prioritize as a team
We are now up to Strategy #4 in our continuing video series on leading a virtual team (or a hybrid team). You may recall that back in Strategy #1 in this series, I talked about how it was important to
Workplace trust – a critical skill for a leader
For today’s blog post, I’m dusting off a Mega Minute that I wrote almost 13 years ago, back in April 2008. It is about the importance for leaders to place trust in their employees. What brought this topic of workplace
How to display true empathy in the workplace
Empathy is a workplace skill worth pursuing. People who are empathetic have higher-quality working relationships with their colleagues, their staff, their clients and their superiors. But because empathy relies on a lot of non-verbal cues, our current world of remote
Jointly develop team norms and standards for your virtual or hybrid teams
In my last strategy on Leading virtual or hybrid teams, I started explaining how to conduct a kick-off meeting to get your team’s buy-in to your desired workplace culture. I told you about how to create a word cloud as
Improve long-distance leadership by conducting a visioning exercise with your team
Today is Strategy #2 in our video series on Leading hybrid and virtual teams. In our first strategy in this new video series, I explained that when it comes to long-distance leadership, one of the most important things you should
Does risk-taking scare you?
I was recently having a discussion with a client about risk-taking, and I was reminded of an old Indian folklore story my mom told me many years ago. It was about a farmer who was asked whether he planted wheat