December, 2012

Great Results Team Building

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Ten Ways to Transform Athletes into Team Leaders

Great Results Team Building

Every coach, in addition to having to teach X’s and O’s, has to find a way to transform one or more of their athletes into team leaders. There are ten effective ways you can do that, and I would argue that building team leaders, as a coach or manager in any field, is even more vital than teaching techniques or strategy. Creating leaders can provide your locker room or organization with the positive peer pressure that all great organizations enjoy.

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Competition vs. Collaboration for Better Team Performance

Great Results Team Building

There is a very simple but effective activity that I occasionally incorporate into my team building presentations to illustrate the impact of competition vs. collaboration and which one inspires better team performance. The activity may sound familiar - it is called “arm wrestling.”. I choose a fun way to get participants into pairs and have them lock hands with their elbows resting on the table.

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How to Solve the EGO Problem on Your Team

Great Results Team Building

Every high-performing team has people with confidence, but if your group is struggling, it may be because individuals on your team have a problem wih ego. But EGO is not always a bad thing. How do you identify if you or a teammate has confidence or a problem with ego - and how do you solve it? This article was shared as a guest post on Todd Neilson's blog.

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3 Tips for Virtual Management of Effective Virtual Teams

Great Results Team Building

Increasingly, people now work together as virtual teams and therefore require more effective virtual management to keep the group focused and feeling connected. Teamwork is still defined as the coordinated activities of a cohesive group who contribute diverse skills and resources to accomplish a compelling common goal , but throughout corporate world, the nature of teams has experienced a change.

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3 Tips for Management of Effective Virtual Teams

Great Results Team Building

Increasingly, people now work together as virtual teams and therefore require more effective management to keep the group focused and feeling connected. Teamwork is still defined as the coordinated activities of a cohesive group who contribute diverse skills and resources to accomplish a compelling common goal , but throughout corporate world, the nature of teams has experienced a change.

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