RapidStart Leadership

AUGUST 1, 2017

In a famous experiment he and his team recruited 22 middle-school aged boys, broke them into two teams and took them to summer camp near Robber’s Cave State Park, Oklahoma. Sherif had the teams of boys live in separate, isolated cabins. Then researchers put the two teams into direct competition with each other.

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Sherif Cooper Team Resources 142

RapidStart Leadership

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

How do we increase the odds of “winning” with the team we have? At the beginning of any game, everyone starts with the same number of players on the board. And in the rush to get things done, we focus on moving those players around the best we can. If … Change the Game: 7 Ways to Build Teammates Who Can Do More Read More ».

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After Action Review Team Leadership Delegation 226

RapidStart Leadership

APRIL 13, 2017

Organizations have managers and supervisors. Leaders know there’s no traffic jam of too many people offering encouragement, doing a little bit extra for someone on the team, or taking up the slack when someone is having a tough time. Are you waiting for permission to proceed? Traffic signals organize and coordinate the flow of traffic.

Influence 125

Influence Positioning Organization Team 125

RapidStart Leadership

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Today we’ll talk about how you can put Grandma’s Law to work for you and your team. Anyway, you can use Grandma’s Law to your advantage, and this can apply to you on a personal level, or to your team as well. Get Grandma on your Team. You can use Grandma’s Law in a team setting as well. It’s called Grandma’s Law.

Incentives 122

Incentives Power Bottom-up How To 122

RapidStart Leadership

MARCH 30, 2017

When I hear of the exploits of amateur climbers who somehow manage to summit Mount Everest, it makes me wonder – how many more times has his guide been to the top? And as they echo the good example you set, it makes the people around them better, their teams better, and by extension it makes the community better.

Wilde 120

Wilde Sports Positioning Follow-up 120

RapidStart Leadership

JUNE 13, 2017

Sometimes leader isolation can come from a sense of getting stuck between the competing demands of higher management and the needs of your team. Whether your team is new or just needs some renewal, organizing an extracurricular activity once in a while is a great way to build team cohesion. Caught between.

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Collins Mentor Open-book Hedge 203

RapidStart Leadership

APRIL 20, 2017

Solve problems, don’t manage them. Is the working environment positive, healthy and productive for your team? Does the team have the information, resources, and tools to get the job done? • Walking around also gives you the opportunity to see if what you thought was happening is really turning out as you imagined.

Books 144

Books Learning-by-Doing Bureaucracy Follow-up 144

RapidStart Leadership

JULY 25, 2017

He invited the General Manager to ride with him to see his district. Bratton picked up the manager in a small car, just like the ones he proposed buying. It only took two hours, and the Manager had seen enough. Blue Ocean Strategy has a lot to offer for anyone interested in figuring out what direction to take their team.

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Blue Ocean Strategy Mauborgne Strategy Books 129

RapidStart Leadership

DECEMBER 24, 2016

People like to be on the winning team. Buddy manages to find joy everywhere he goes. Whether he’s spinning in a revolving door, jumping the stripes of a crosswalk, or dancing in the mail room with ex-convicts, he manages to find ways to make whatever he’s doing fun for everyone. Click To Tweet. Keep it positive. Click To Tweet.

Leadership 129

Leadership Follow-up Examples Learning-by-Doing 129

RapidStart Leadership

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

And if you were taking good notes and paying attention to the people you talked with, you should have a pretty good idea of the direction you want to take your team. The way you communicate the vision to to your team can make or break their ability to actually achieve it. Now the question becomes, how do you get them there?

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Covey How To Video Learning-by-Doing 134

RapidStart Leadership

JUNE 27, 2017

Let’s take a look – in many ways, I think by mimicking its six secrets of success, we might manage to become a little bit greater ourselves. Team up with others. So form teams and partnerships. Yet this was the same river that travels over 2,000 miles and drains the watershed of 31 states and two Canadian provinces.

Succession 140

Succession Advertising Servant Leader Follow-up 140

RapidStart Leadership

MAY 4, 2017

In a world often dominated by the male of the species, she was not just on the team; she was in charge. But I have been the team lead or manager of my group for many years, and the only female ever in that position. She still is. For 9-11 was a day that remains in my mind for more reasons than just the obvious ones.

Leadership 121

Leadership Media Fashion Learning-by-Doing 121

RapidStart Leadership

JANUARY 10, 2018

Whether you are trying to develop a vision statement, solve a problem at work, or influence the team, leaders have to think about where they are going and how they are going to get there. It’s good to consult other sources – books, blogs, people, but manage how you spend that time. Leaders should be independant thinkers. Allot time.

Skills 137

Skills Open-book Tools Creativity 137

RapidStart Leadership

MAY 23, 2017

Manage time differently. Get input from your team on where you might adjust, and be open to their ideas. The change will add depth to your team and build a greater appreciation for how everyone contributes to team success. Shuffle the team. Great teams have members with diverse perspectives and experiences.

Groupthink 130

Groupthink Open-book Creativity Team 130