Coaching Tip

MARCH 21, 2014

Hiring diverse teams and then hoping for the best is not enough. The social distance that separates individuals from those in positions of authority, whether in a formal or more informal structure, defiined by gender, age or cultural differences. How can companies best tap the talent of their diverse workforce?

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 22, 2020

Teams with strong positive cultures can weather short-term blows to engagement, such as economic downturns, anxiety over mergers, or increased competition. The right culture makes it easy for employees to create the connections needed to foster collaboration and unite teams as they work toward common goals.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 20, 2015

In addition, 76% of high-performing team members rated their organization as excellent or above average compared to 51% of average and 49% of underperforming team members. Only 1% of high-performing team members rated their sales organization as below average compared to 10% of average and 8% of underperforming team members.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2015

So matrices, in a sense, led to the worst of both worlds, a cumbersome organizational structure and the inability to adapt to fast changing contexts. The truth is that networks are informal structures. The changes mainly had to do with informal structure, communication and forging a shared purpose.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

As a result, they have the natural disposition to fixate their team on achieving their revenue goals at the exclusion of all else. They block out distractions and compartmentalize negative news that might sidetrack their team or cause their department to flounder. For example, they hold their team to a higher level of accountability.

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

Filtering vs. Push Down – Good leaders know that they need to function as a contextual “filter&# for their team when directives and messages come from above. It’s the knack of giving the credit to everybody else and blaming yourself. Channel all of that ambition towards your team, and watch it blossom.

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 9, 2020

For example, the informal aspects of leadership are as important as the formal aspects of leadership. In addition to systems and structures, for a leader to be successful, leaders must engage a team on personal levels. . We must build team spirit. Even sympathize. Raise up new leaders. This is no longer an option.

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