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How to Create Remarkable Teams PART 2 – Collaboration

Ask Atma

The benefit of this kind of team activity, is the opening of one’s mind, and shared creative stimulus, which fosters innovation. Openness – willingness to explore and to change. Fortitude – tolerance for stress, uncertainty, or chaos. Emotional control – successful anger and/or frustration management.

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How to Get Your Team to Use Their Vacation Time

Harvard Business Review

Research has shown that vacations planned more than a month in advance are restorative, whereas the stress of vacations booked at the last minute can negate the positive impacts of the time off.) Ideally, work it into performance planning at the beginning of the year. If you’re one of the vacation violators, be honest about it.

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4 Ways to Help Different Generations Share Wisdom at Work

Harvard Business Review

Liz Wiseman in her book Rookie Smarts: Why Learning Beats Knowing in the New Game of Work writes that Intel has created an intranet to provide mentoring matchmaking options across state lines and national boundaries based upon the shared interests of the participants. Create an Employee Resource Group (ERG) focused on wisdom.