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Creating and Leading High Performing Teams

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A team is a small number of people who are committed to working together to achieve the desired goal. Working together includes talking, sharing ideas, debating issues, collaborating, making decisions, establishing goals, providing feedback, and celebrating success. Teams, like personal relationships, go through stages.

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Four Skills That Revolutionize Team Communication

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In my last two articles, I’ve explored the concept of a team’s Conversational Capacity ®. Teams that have a high conversational capacity know how to stay in the “ sweet spot.” The fight reaction shows itself in team communication when people engage in “win” behavior. The goal of inquiry isn’t agreement, it’s understanding.

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Keep Your Goals A Secret

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Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership Like most people this time of year, you have likely set some new goals for yourself, your team, or your organization. Goals come in all shapes and sizes. Whatever your goals, there is one [.] They may be personal or work-related. Short-term or long-term. Twitter LinkedIn.

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The Conversational “Sweet Spot” That Unlocks Team Performance

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Working in teams can be incredibly frustrating. Whether it was in school, work, or a community organization, you’ve probably had a dysfunctional team experience. It’s that team who can never seem to productively discuss challenging topics. Teams that have a high conversational capacity know how to stay in the “sweet spot.

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Why Doesn’t My Team Get It?

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If you’re the positional leader, head of a team, manager, etc. If you’re a peer, a member of the team, but you ask that question of your peers, then something outside of you may be the key, but you can still make a difference. Other times ambiguous goals may contribute to the problem. Or the executive team lacks unity.

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Write Down a Great Plan for Your Team

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A great leader has organizational skills that enable them to predict all the things their business can do and narrow down big goals to achievable milestones. But how do you write a great plan for your team? You’re not providing a strategic organizational plan for your team. How will your team get to that goal by that deadline?

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The Ability To Inspire People Towards a Common Goal

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A successful and productive team works together to achieve the same goal; this is also often the reason as to why the team is successful – because each individual is working towards achieving the same target. However, as a leader how do you ensure that each and every member of your team will work towards [.]

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