Mike Cardus

AUGUST 2, 2021

How to Have an Effective Project Team Meeting. Following good meeting management procedures can have a highly positive effect on your project: People will be more willing to attend meetings that run smoothly. The team will feel a sense of accomplishment that increases commitment and willingness to do project work.

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Team Project Guidelines Workshop 174

Great Results Team Building

AUGUST 21, 2023

As leaders and team managers, understanding the value of collaboration and employing the right strategies can be the key to unlocking your team’s full potential. For your team to be truly productive, collaboration is crucial. To foster a collaborative culture, leaders must nurture strong relationships among team members.

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Team Teamwork How To Diversity 199

Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 16, 2020

During the covid19 pandemic, I facilitated many zoom and virtual workshops and meetings. I was pleased when a local manufacturing Human Resources manager called me and asked for some Supervisor Leadership Development face to face. The content areas in the Supervisory Leadership Workshop: The Foundation of Team Leadership.

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Team Company Workshop Human Resources 167

Modern Servant Leader

JANUARY 2, 2024

Here are 24 innovative leadership goals for the new year – including metrics to measure your progress…. Succession plans prepare your team for the inevitable people changes. Done right, they also bolster leadership development. Define Leadership Model: Document what leadership means at your company.

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Goal Innovation Metrics Agility 130

Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 9, 2022

What we’re noticing about leadership, teams, and company culture. About your leadership? And, your team? Teams that have been working remotely are now finding magic and renewed enthusiasm as they meet in person. We’re noticing HOPE is powerful in leadership. What are YOU NOTICING? About yourself?

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Strategic Planning Workshop Innovation Team 266

Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 27, 2013

Here is the schedule it may change; 12/26/13 – Team Building & Leadership Articles. 12/27/13 – Images Used in Presentations & Workshops. 12/30/13 – Team Building & Leadership Photos. 12/31/13 – Team Building & Leadership Activities / Simulations. What makes high performance teams?

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Team Building Workshop Team Leadership 127

Mike Cardus

MARCH 5, 2012

An interactive examination of what leadership is and how you can leverage your skills and competencies to improve your organization, team and self. O verview: Great leadership is one of the most valued of all human activities. It evokes the warm and gratifying prospect of being part of a successful team or organization.

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Workshop Leadership Constraint Quality 108

Experience to Lead

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In the dynamic world of business, leadership feedback stands as a cornerstone for team excellence and organizational growth. Constructive critiques and affirmative recognition pave the way for heightened team morale and a company culture of continuous improvement. What is Leadership Feedback?

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Examples Team Succession 360-Degree Feedback 52

Mike Cardus

APRIL 20, 2011

Below is a series of Team Building & Leadership Programs facilitated to over 20 project teams within a large bank. Each can be customized and adjusted for your culture, team and organization. If you are interested contact us and start making your team better! Effective behaviors of team membership 2.

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Workshop Team Building Team Development 121

HR Digest

AUGUST 22, 2022

One of the most important ones is leadership skills for the workplace. Leadership is about more than just being a good boss. The best leaders are those who can inspire their team members to work hard, get along with each other, and perform well. And what kind of leadership skills for the workplace should you develop?

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Skills Succession Self-aware Leadership 128

Rich Gee Group

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Offer to work on new projects, volunteer for committees, and seek out leadership roles in your organization. Consider taking courses, attending workshops, and reading industry-related articles and books. Collaborate with others, support your team members, and take the time to understand their perspectives.

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Committee Workshop Open-book Construction 195

Mike Cardus

MARCH 6, 2013

The supervisor is accountable for leadership and output of the shift / section they supervise. They can only recommend de-selection of team members; they can assign tasks within specified limits set by the manager; and have input not final say on personal effectiveness of staff. The Foundation of Team Leadership.

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Workshop Leadership Development Development Leadership 135

Career Advancement

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Other factors may also inhibit leaders from investing time in developing their employees’ leadership abilities. They might feel like they’re so busy juggling time-sensitive projects and deadlines that they don’t have time to focus on the development of new leaders. Place a library of books on leadership in the break room.

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Development Seminar Mentor Workshop 348

Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The other choice is to learn to speak our truth effectively, in a way that doesn’t contribute to fear and dysfunction on a team. When this happens, I interpret this as meaning that our team isn’t working very efficiently. So, instead of saying that the project sucks, share what values are at stake and what concerns you have.

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McKinsey Project Learning-by-Doing Long-term 383

Mike Cardus

AUGUST 28, 2012

Pre-Animate focuses the team on what is needed for accomplishing the goals and objectives. At the beginning of the project, the hopes and concerns are high. On project teams much of the learning takes place when the project is complete. A project that has a defined goals and expected outcomes. Time Frame.

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Project Team Building Planning Team 130

Mike Cardus

JUNE 15, 2011

I gave a talk on Developing & Sustaining High Performance teams to Buffalo Business Builders of WNY, Inc. Creating & Sustaining High Performance Teams – a 7 step model that illustrates from induction to renewal of people on teams and necessary areas of focus for success along each step. What did we talk about?

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Workshop Team Reference Politics 102

Terry Starbucker

APRIL 20, 2014

“This (leadership) really is hard to learn. On the latest edition of the More Human Podcast , leadership consultant, author and strategist Jeannie Coyle and I tackle a big topic – the essential qualities of leadership: The value of experience in developing great leaders, versus traditional tools and training.

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Quality Leadership Workshop Metrics 297

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

OCTOBER 16, 2023

In a small, dimly lit workshop, a skilled blacksmith once molded raw iron into finely crafted tools. Read the rest of this post at thoughtLEADERS, LLC: Leadership Training for the Real World.

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Workshop Team Training Tools 84

Change Starts Here

JUNE 19, 2013

If you answered yes, then I’d like to invite you to attend a unique workshop that will be held in Atlanta, Georgia later this year. In this 1-1/2 day workshop, you will learn the steps and tools you can use to plan ahead to reduce obstacles and also deal effectively with inevitable resistance when it happens. Workshop Pricing.

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Workshop Influence Strategic Planning Price 116

Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Here is the schedule it may change; 12/26/13 – Team Building & Leadership Articles. 12/27/13 – Images Used in Presentations & Workshops. 12/30/13 – Team Building & Leadership Photos. 12/31/13 – Team Building & Leadership Activities / Simulations. Steps to High Performance Teams.

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Team Building Article Team Case Study 136

Experience to Lead

MAY 30, 2023

A great leader who can identify concerns and build enthusiasm – even on high-risk projects – brings a new level of trust and freedom that drives everyone to impressive heights. For managers, leadership isn’t one-size-fits-all. What qualities separate the effective leaders from the draining leaders?

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Middle Management Training Management Leadership 52

Mike Cardus

MAY 28, 2013

Are you looking for team building and leadership development? Contact Mike or call 1.716.629.3678 to make your team and leadership better. _. Facilitating team building & leadership programs in many cool places. Focusing on organization development & change , team building and leadership development.

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Team Building Team Leadership Travel 108

Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 15, 2013

Want to discuss your company and working with your quality team to create a culture of quality improvement? Slides from a workshop and consultation program on creating an organizational culture that focuses of quality improvement and quality teams. Roles & Responsibilities for Improvement Projects Flow Chart.

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Long-term Six Sigma Quality Organization 119

QAspire

APRIL 18, 2023

Essentialism by George McKeown When facilitating strategy discussions with customers, I often came across situations when teams commit to work on multiple critical priorities at a time. Workshop Alert] Visual Thinking: A Tool for Change and Transformation Change depends on people’s ability to envision the future collectively and clearly.

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How To Workshop Learning-by-Doing Tools 96

Career Advancement

MARCH 8, 2021

Through active leadership , you can support your direct reports through these transitions. Promote self-confidence and leadership ability. For instance, she could deliver a report-back on your team’s recent project or give a mini workshop on a topic you want everyone to learn about. Foster collaboration.

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Skills Mentor Conference Learning-by-Doing 358

Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 15, 2018

Fowler & Noal McDonald: Leadership is a complex idea: one that is not consistently easy to wrap our minds around. We know good leadership when we see it. If we think of what these experiences have in common, we might think of this quote by Harold Koontz and Cyril O’Donnell: “Leadership molds individuals into a team.”

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Leadership Cooper Participative Workshop 220

Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Mike will be leading a 6 hour Education Workshop at the ASQ Buffalo Quality Conference. Below is the Workshop Description and Objectives…If you would like to attend “High Performance Team Development: Quality Tools for Quality Teams” register here… OR Contact Mike with your questions / concerns and I will get back to you. _.

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Quality Tools Team Development 124

Management Excellence

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

I hear from hundreds of professionals every year in workshops, via coaching assignments or in classrooms, about the challenges they have working in and on project teams. While the list of things that can go horribly wrong on project teams is long, these 5 consistently rise to the top of the lament list.

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Project Team Workshop Leadership 78

Career Advancement

MAY 25, 2021

Other factors may also inhibit leaders from investing time in developing their employees’ leadership abilities. They might feel like they’re so busy juggling time-sensitive projects and deadlines that they don’t have time to focus on the development of new leaders. Place a library of books on leadership in the break room.

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Development Seminar Mentor Workshop 156

Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Using – How we do things around here – to develop your team. In your work with teams, you have heard the term start with why. This – why am I here? or why are you here or why does this team exist? – is often the first step in team performance and leadership. who are you?

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Team Development Document Cooper 110

The Recovering Engineer

JANUARY 11, 2011

During that time, we’ve added new team members and partners to help with the launch, and that’s the lesson for this post. It takes a team to get anything significant accomplished. We have a publishing team at Jossey-Bass that knows the book publishing business. And the list goes on and on. If you are, tell them.

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Team Travel Engineering FAQ 239

Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

She shares: I was on an information systems project team responsible for implementing new software. The consultant from the software company was uncooperative with me, and coincidentally all of the other women on the team. My project leader didn’t want to hear it. ” He said, “You said it, I didn’t.”

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Software Workshop Project Career 298

Lead from Within

JULY 16, 2013

There’s a good reason we spend so much time thinking about teams. Every organization in every industry pursues ambitious projects, works hard to get and serve clients and customers, and tackles new markets, new ideas, and new innovation. There are no quick answers about how to build a great team.

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Team Commitment Goal Workshop 167

Modern Servant Leader

JULY 30, 2018

Academia may lack degree programs in leadership, but Texas A&M University does an excellent job at introducing incoming students to servant-leadership. So the university offers a way for like-minded students to connect and learn about servant-leadership. Then they follow that learning with real-world practice. Ben : Yeah.

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Development Servant Leader Leadership Workshop 146

The Practical Leader

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

For many years I’ve been facilitating a 360 assessment and leadership development process for a deeply technical science/engineering association. However, their overall leadership scores are generally well below those of other less technical groups. Their team members call this micromanagement.

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Leadership Emotional Intelligence Goleman Crisis 59

Skip Prichard

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

A solo runner might push themselves hard, but when running with a team, they push even harder. Whether it’s a project, an event, or brainstorming session, harnessing collective minds can lead to groundbreaking results. Attend workshops, read, discuss, and challenge one another. Take athletes, for instance.

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Bond Brainstorming Workshop Entrepreneur 94

Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Pitfalls to Avoid in Creating and Leading Teams. Originally this was written for a workshop called ‘Long Term Implementation of Lean Six Sigma within Organizations’ … and with some changes the content is applicable and valuable to anyone who manages, works on, and puts work teams together. and some ideas of what to do about it.

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Six Sigma Team Resistance Teamwork 139