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Solve the Mystery of Successful Teams

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It means that members of a team feel comfortable in their team to be themselves, participate, share ideas, disagree, and even ask for help. Organizational behavioral scientist Amy Edmondson of Harvard first introduced the concept and how it affects team success. She […].

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207: Helping Your Team Contribute More to the World | with Tom Rath

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Helping your team identify how they can best contribute will maximize how your organization influences the world and achieves long-term financial success. Tom Rath returns to the show to discuss his new book Life’s Great Question and how leaders can help their teams contribute more to the world. StrengthsFinder 2.0,

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169: Use a Success List (Instead of a To-do List)

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Instead of a to-do list, you need a success list — a list that is purposefully created around extraordinary results. A to-do list becomes a success list when you apply Pareto’s Principle to it. Does it seem like every day you and your team have more and more that “simply must get done”? Do you […]

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My Team was Right. I was Wrong. Why I’m Happy About It.

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As leaders, we have to trust that our judgment and experience will successfully guide our teams and organizations forward. It’s equally important to know when to give up control and test the instincts of your team, even if you would do things differently. My team was troubleshooting lack of engagement in a program.

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088: Happy @ Work: Top Habits That Keep People Engaged and Successful | with Jim Donovan

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A growing body of research in psychology and neuroscience is demonstrating that happiness is a secret ingredient to success at work. The post 088: Happy @ Work: Top Habits That Keep People Engaged and Successful | with Jim Donovan appeared first on Engaging Leader. How can we as leaders model and teach those habits to our team?

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215: The Long-Distance Teammate | with Kevin Eikenberry and Wayne Turmel

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It’s an opportunity to work and lead in ways that provide great operational and productivity results for the organization, as well as to be a part of a great team while finding individual meaning and purpose too. But there is a big difference between working from home … and feeling like and being an effective member of a remote team.

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214: 4 Great Interview Questions to Ask Before You Hire | with Paul Falcone

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You’re attempting to discern whether candidates would be successful on your team, while struggling to prevent the massive headache and wasted resources of a poor decision. Interviewing job candidates can feel like wading through a foggy swamp. Interviewing job candidates can feel like wading through a foggy swamp.