2014

Great Results Team Building

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28 Great Quotes to Inspire and Manage Change

Great Results Team Building

'Change is a continuous and ongoing process. For organizational teams and for individuals, it is the ability to change and grow and adapt to new circumstances, teammates, challenges that determines our competitive advantage. This list of 28 great quotes to inspire and help manage change may be useful to remind yourself and your coworkers of the needs and benefits that motivate successful people to not only welcome it, but to become advocates and champions for progress. 1.

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Life's Most Important Assignment?

Great Results Team Building

'This is one of my favorite stories. As a teacher (or in any field) life''s most important assignment is not just to follow our rigid job description or to simply check items off of our daily to-do list. One day a teacher decided to do something different. She wanted her class to complete an assignment that they would all remember. So, rather than completing another worksheet, she asked her students to list the names of the other students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space betwe

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Team Building Podcast With Smarter Team Training

Great Results Team Building

'I am both honored and excited to have been a recent guest contributor to the Smart Team Training Podcast with Coach Robert Taylor. His Smarter Team Training Website offers information and resources for coaches that focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. The podcast episode runs about 30 minutes, and in it you will hear me speak about a number of topics that can help your team - including why you should "CLAP" for mistakes, how to develop toughness, the three things t

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Top 10 Questions to Ask Before You Dismiss a Team Member

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'The decision to dismiss a team member is never an easy one, and should never be a decision that is made in a tantrum of momentary emotion. Whether you coach a team of athletes, lead a team of teachers, or manage a team of salesmen or corporate executives, you will at times find yourself having to wrestle with issues of negative or destructive behavior.

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UConn Basketball and a Championship Lesson in Patience

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'The 2014 men’s basketball national championship was a well-documented contrast in team dynamics. The UConn starting five consisted of two seniors, two juniors, and a sophomore, while Kentucky started five freshmen – most of which likely planned to use the game as a springboard into the NBA draft. And more than a story of free throws or defensive execution, the game was a story about patience.

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Alaska, Bad Weather and Building an Oil Pipeline

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'Have you ever work with somebody - or live with somebody – that always seems to be making excuses instead of making an effort? Next time you see them, tell them this story about the Trans- Alaskan Oil Pipeline…. Oil was discovered on the northern slope of Alaska in 1968. After the 1973 American oil crisis, and a few legal battles with environmentalists, oil companies started planning the pipeline’s construction.

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Three Secrets to Help Your Team Finish Strong

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'When I was coaching basketball, one of the key requirements to the team’s success was the ability of our athletes to finish strong and make layups around the rim. As a team, success ultimately came down to our players finishing strong. Over the years, it became clear that there were three main reasons that players finished weakly around the rim and were unable to score.

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