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collaborative leadership strategies

Collaborative leadership strategies that reward teamwork

Is your organization recognizing the behaviours that truly drive success? Without aligning rewards with collaboration, you may miss powerful opportunities to build teamwork and achieve shared goals. Embedding collaboration into your rewards and recognition programs is one of the most

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analyst versus leader

Analyst versus leader – it’s important to know the difference

Back in December 2012, I penned this post titled You can’t read the label from inside the bottle.  It highlighted the danger of getting bogged downed in the details instead of seeking a big picture view  Recently, I observed an

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problem solving

A problem solving tool – early bird vs second mouse

Recently, a conversation with a client reminded me of a blog post from several years ago in which I explained a team-building and problem solving tool I call How many hats? This exercise is helpful in improving team cohesiveness.  But

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cross-functional team building

Cross-functional team building for collaboration and innovation

Have you ever faced a strategic project that felt too big for one team to handle? Maybe you needed diverse expertise or fresh ideas to overcome complex challenges. Cross-functional innovation teams are the answer. They bring together talent from across

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A leadership lesson from monarch butterflies

Every fall, millions of monarch butterflies leave their summer homes in Canada and the northern United States and travel over 3,000 miles south to their winter home in the mountains of central Mexico. Even though the journey is long and

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Improve decision-making by developing alternatives

Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about decision-making by leaders.  The reason isn’t terribly earth-shattering, it’s only because an association client has asked me to re-develop a program for their members on tools and skills for problem-solving and decision-making.  But

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