RapidStart Leadership

MARCH 24, 2017

She was home on spring break recently, so we took her to see an earlier production of his : In the Heights. The stars get the attention, but in reality, they are only a part of the entire production. Think about your team. Take the time to recognize them for their contributions, and for how they make the team a success.

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RapidStart Leadership

OCTOBER 10, 2017

A phenomenon called Social Loafing leads some team members to do the minimum possible. They drag down group productivity like a boat anchor. If you want to make sure that the teams you build don’t start a competition for “who’s the best at doing the least,” try these ideas. Develop team cohesion.

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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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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.

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RapidStart Leadership

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

A team’s spirit means everything when it comes to productivity, engagement, and satisfaction. Here are seven things you might be doing that deplete your team’s morale, and what you can do to get them motivated again. . ” • Gather the team to celebrate their achievements and milestones like birthdays. •

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RapidStart Leadership

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

The way they worked with the volunteers made it fun, productive and has had me coming back weekly ever since. Keep the positive, friendly interaction going; introduce people to each other, and start to build teams as soon as possible. Most people work best on teams, and FMSC took advantage of that fact. Make it a team sport.

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RapidStart Leadership

APRIL 11, 2017

Success doesn’t come easy, and the more complex the challenge, the harder it can be to communicate effectively with your team. Every half mile or so, we’ll stop, pull aside a new leader, and read him a challenge that he has to solve with the help of his team. Sometimes, the more you talk, the more words can get in the way. Be a model.

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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. Getting re-connected is also as a way to improve our perspective, productivity, and decision making. Caught between. Making the hard decisions. Problem is, that can be a lonelier road.

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RapidStart Leadership

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Ask him about things like what his vision is, and how you and your team fit into that vision. Most teams will have a few people who seem to swing a bigger bat than the others – they have been around the longest, have a specialized skill set, or maybe they are the best connected. There is no leading without communicating.

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RapidStart Leadership

DECEMBER 14, 2017

And it was during their time of greatest productivity that they came up with their best, most original work. I’d add that the moment you find yourself looking for originality on your team but see only uniform agreement, consider Mark Twain’s comment: Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.

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RapidStart Leadership

APRIL 20, 2017

To find the kind of problems you are looking for, ask questions like these: • Are processes and procedures functioning efficiently to support your team and its customers? • 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? •

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RapidStart Leadership

JULY 18, 2017

Should we launch a new product? Which one will bring your team a step closer to the vision ? Every action has an impact on your team that either brings you closer together or drives you farther apart. To break the stalemate, here are nine ways to help you make that decision with confidence. Should I Stay or Should I go?

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RapidStart Leadership

AUGUST 15, 2017

At MIT, professor Dan Ariely teamed up with two colleagues and opened up an impromptu coffee shop. Whether you are making a pitch, getting ready to embark on a new project with your team, or grappling with a problem that has just come up, influencing outcomes comes down to preparing people’s minds before things get underway.

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RapidStart Leadership

JUNE 15, 2017

And as you lead with those values , your team’s culture develops to reflect them. Whether it’s mutual respect in all directions, or a never-quit attitude , when everyone is working from the same values framework, your team will function more smoothly and productively. It doesn’t change from one bite to the next.

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RapidStart Leadership

JULY 6, 2017

But to lead effectively requires us to cast off the tyranny of instinct in favor of a more productive response. All too often, human reactions to conflict can be counter-productive. Think about the mix of elements on your team: are some people prone to rapid melt down? Explosive Reactions. There’s no thought involved.

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RapidStart Leadership

JANUARY 25, 2018

If going the distance leaves your team shattered, there’s something wrong. Speaking of crisis, is every day an emotional roller coaster ride for the team? Are they stronger or weaker? Has trust grown or suffered? Like my struggles in the pool, getting to the far wall is not the only thing that’s important.

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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. Start to sharpen your thinking by setting the conditions for your thinking session to be productive. Leaders should be independant thinkers.

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RapidStart Leadership

MAY 23, 2017

There are lots of ways to put a fresh spin your meetings that may actually make them more productive. 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.

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RapidStart Leadership

MAY 25, 2017

As you war-game solutions with your team, you may even want to assign roles to people in the group – the customer, the marketer, the shipper, the factory line worker. To be clear, there are some things you need your team to be together on all the time. That productive dialogue you are seeking will be difficult to achieve without it.

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