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It Takes a Team

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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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Six Questions to Ask for Successful Collaboration

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This individual ability to solve problems, applied in a team environment, can become a weakness as the new leader pushes strongly for a solution that others resist. What would a successful solution look like? The biggest problem with collaborative problem solving is the collaborative part. This is the brainstorming and creative stage.

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My Interview With Mike Phillips on Lead the Team

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Today, I am preparing for an interview with Mike Phillips ( @leadtheteam ) of Lead the Team. Listen to internet radio with Lead The Team on Blog Talk Radio If you liked this post, please tweet it, like it, share it, or leave a comment. I posted a link to an interview I did with Mike Phillips on Lead the Team.

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Reinvent Yourself For Greater Success | Guy Harris: The Recovering.

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Here’s one idea that immediately struck me today when I heard it: Reinvent Yourself For Greater Success The idea of reinventing yourself may not apply to everyone, but it does apply to many of us. And, like Bubble Wrap, you just might achieve greater success. That’s quite a reinvention. Maybe your business crashed in 2009.

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The Two Sides of Trust

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Likewise, team members with a task focus often place a higher priority on transactional trust between them and their leader than they do on relational trust. And, team members with a relational focus place a higher priority on developing relational trust with their leader. Using the DISC Model: Four Steps to Success with Others.

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Why you should never try to beat or fool the DISC Assessment

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The best use of the DISC model is to develop better self-awareness personally and better understanding of others so that you can communicate, build teams, lead, and resolve conflicts more easily and more quickly. It might reveal how you could fit into a team. You can do that, and doing so only fools you.

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Navigating the Emotional Minefield When Giving Performance Feedback

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Most supervisors deliver performance feedback to members of their team. If they are slower paced and focused on relationships , tie their actions to how they can help others and how their contribution builds the team. Use the tips above as a starting point to understand your team. Avoid pushing too quickly for results.

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