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Category: Team-building Tools

Workplace rituals matter, more than you might think

One of the questions I get asked a lot lately by leaders in client organizations is how they can give their people reasons to come back to the office.  It seems that many employees like working from home offices and

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compassion at work

Offering to help others IS compassion at work

Today’s post is strategy #4 in our series on tools to build more compassion at work.  The tip is to offer to help. Offer to help others Offer to help someone who seems overloaded.  This tool is effective not just

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A lesson in collaboration from hermit crabs

I originally penned this post approximately two years ago … but a recent conversation about “collaboration” with a client leader suggested that it is worth a re-read. Collaboration is an important component of inspired and energized workplaces.  And as a

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resiliency at work

Resiliency at work starts with a culture of openness

Today is Tip #12 in our continuing series on building resiliency at work.  The strategy is to deliberately create a culture of openness. Deliberately create a culture of openness If you are serious about building resiliency at work, then it

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teamwork

Teamwork: Lessons from the Meerkat

This article on teamwork was previously published on May 23, 2019 and has been updated When you think of teamwork, the last thing you probably think about is meerkats, those strange little denizens of the Kalahari Desert. By rights these

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hybrid team

For hybrid team meetings, have ALL your staff join virtually

Since January, I’ve been sharing specific tips on how you can better lead your virtual or hybrid team. Back in Strategy #1, when I talked about the importance of establishing your hybrid team workplace culture, one of the four high-level

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