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The Promise and Problems of Outstanding Teams

Great Results Team Building

In Seth Godin's book Linchpin, he writes that “You can either fit in, or stand out. The “Whack-a-Mole” game is one where you grab a large padded hammer - and you score points by hitting the plastic moles when they pop up their heads. Outstanding teams are ones who are willing to take risks. Not both.”.

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The Rainmaker Fab Five Blog Picks of the Week

Sales Wolf Blog

 Sadly, as the old saying goes, when a hammer is the only tool in your arsenal, you start to see every problem as a nail.  Sadly, as the old saying goes, when a hammer is the only tool in your arsenal, you start to see every problem as a nail.

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Technology Cannot Replace Student or Teacher Teamwork

Great Results Team Building

If I were building a house, I would prefer to have a shiny new nail gun instead of the hammer my grandfather had to use. While, as a teacher, you may marvel at the capabilities these tools bring to your classroom, technology is still just exactly that – simply a collection of shiny new tools. But tools are not the goal.

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