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Why Consensus Kills Team Building | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

In recent months I have observed a decent amount of politically correct discourse on the topic of team building and equality. The gist of the argument seems to be that for teams to be productive, employees have to feel “empowered&# by having an equal voice. I can sum-up my feeling on this in one word… ridiculous.

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July 2021 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Team Building. Sean writes: “ Not all leaders seek or appreciate the ideas that will allow them and their teams to become truly great.

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Cooperation and Outward Spiraling Success Loops

Mike Cardus

Here is an example of a team that thought the same thing. The finance team in a Health Care Company. Was struggling with sales representatives and project managers turning in expense and budget reports on-time…They told me “We have tried everything and our CFO is tired to putting out fires for us.”.

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17 Quotes on Virtual Teamwork and Remote Teams to Inspire You

Great Results Team Building

There is nothing more important in a group remote project than casual communication. Not finance, not strategy. “If you don’t pay attention to what has your attention, it will take more of your attention than it deserves.” David Allen. Not just official emails and work updates, but the ability to sit back and chat.”

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Do Teams Work Best When The Stakes Are High?

The Horizons Tracker

. “What drives successful group coordination is important because team coordination is ubiquitous in many work settings, such as in medical professions, in law enforcement, or in finance, ” the researchers say. “Therefore, uncovering the key determinants of successful group coordination is paramount.”

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Fear of Loss of Group Membership is More Powerful Than Management

Mike Cardus

Example - Consulting a finance team from a mining company we had to figure out a way to get the budget reports to the finance team on-time so accurate profit and loss + budgets could be shared and allocated to operations. This created the belief that many people were late therefore it was OK.

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What if the people engaged in planning are wrong about what needs to be done?

Mike Cardus

Share company struggles, successes and finances. Share past, present and future projected financial information. Please share the finances in a manner that is easy to understand. For example with a project planning team. The project team appreciated and was able to do great work knowning that.

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