Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

A team is a small number of people who are committed to working together to achieve the desired goal. Teams, like personal relationships, go through stages. Teams don’t become great performers overnight. What’s the ideal number of team members? But of course, the nature of the problem or opportunity influences the size of the team. Top teams have three things. An Effective Team Leader. The best team leaders have these skills.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2020

” She would be “Karen the team leader.” Now, you’re measured on your team’s performance. The team is your destiny. . One job is to help the team accomplish their mission. The other is to help individual team members succeed and grow. ” More recently, Bill McDermott announced on his first day with a new team at Xerox that his job was to help them. Help the Team Succeed. It starts with thinking of the team first.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 13, 2020

In my last two articles, I’ve explored the concept of a team’s Conversational Capacity ®. Teams that have a high conversational capacity know how to stay in the “ sweet spot.” The challenge, of course, is getting and keeping your team’s conversations in the sweet spot. The fight reaction shows itself in team communication when people engage in “win” behavior. The flight reaction is manifested when team members “minimize” their contributions.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2019

Teams go through mood changes. No doubt you’ve felt it after a great team success or alternatively, the gloom and doom when things do not go as planned. It’s a team experience. It’s mostly invisible, but it affects team performance. Taking advantage of it as part of team development is an example of the skill set of team leader as team coach. Team leader as coach is not new. You are witnessing the team as a system, playing out team dynamics.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 11, 2020

Working in teams can be incredibly frustrating. Whether it was in school, work, or a community organization, you’ve probably had a dysfunctional team experience. It’s that team who can never seem to productively discuss challenging topics. In a world of mounting complexity and rapid-fire change, it’s more important than ever to build teams that work well when the pressure is on. Teams that have a high conversational capacity know how to stay in the “sweet spot.

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RapidStart Leadership

JULY 14, 2020

Non-verbal skills are key, but in the virtual team leadership world they are even more critical; here are eight ways to speak more powerfully to your virtual team even before you start using actual words. The post Non-Verbal Skills for Virtual Team Leaders appeared first on RapidStart Leadership. Communicating and Presenting Leadership Skills communication skills leadership leadership skills non-verbal virtual teams virtual team leader

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2018

The best change leaders recognize the individual differences among their team members as they lead change. Invite directive members of your team to discuss potential changes as they emerge. Give introverted team members time and space to think about new initiatives before asking them to respond. Provide detail-oriented team members with enough information to show concern for the practical application of new ideas. Get to Know Your Team Members at a Deeper Level.

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Joseph Lalonde

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Leaders have a really cool opportunity to help their team members in a way many other people cannot. Leaders are able to help their team members realize and thrive in their zones of brilliance.

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Joseph Lalonde

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

It is easy to see the weaknesses of your team. Sally may not be the most organized. Jim may be late 20% of the time. And Bob… don’t even get me started about Bob. We are trained to look for the weaknesses of others. We need to see the weaknesses of others. If we don’t, how will […]. Leadership

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 5, 2020

AJust because people are working from home, doesn’t mean they are an effective remote team. In fact, even if your team was successful and cohesive when you were all in the same workspace, doesn’t mean that you have great remote collaboration now.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 22, 2019

“No single leader can any longer meet the demands placed on them and there is a growing recognition of the need for highly effective leadership teams” —Peter Hawkins. But now there is a way to not just stop this, but turn it around by tapping into the true talents of every person on your team, no matter the team size. The key in creating championship teams is to ensure everyone is engaged. Team members need clarity.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 29, 2020

One of the most frequent concerns we hear from leaders and teams (where remote-work is the foreseeable norm) is the lack of a virtual watercooler. The post 3 Ways to Create a Virtual Watercooler for Your Remote Team appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. Leading Remote Teams ideas innovation leadership management relationships remote teams water cooler

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Joseph Lalonde

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Motivating Your Team. You know how to motivate your team now. But what does it take to build a strong, cohesive team? Yet you will have to do more if you want to team build. Let’s look at what […] The post 5 Ways To Team Build appeared first on Joseph Lalonde. Leadership building a great team celebrating encouragement lunch and learns motivating your team motivation parties shout-outs Team building

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2020

W HILE the introverts at the office may not be top-of-mind when it comes to assembling a project team, you could be overlooking valuable contributors. A measure of an effective team is that it utilizes all team members’ strengths. Create team member user manuals.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Team dynamics is one of the overlooked parts of a business. Yet it affects so much of a how a business operates, from the individual in the team to the company as a collection of teams to the entire market place. If a team is out of sync or out of flow, things happen slowly or at worst not at all. Team members make your company’s success and in an era that is so focused on technological advancements effective teamwork is your biggest competitive advantage.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 1, 2020

Susan Clarke and CrisMarie Campbell, authors of The Beauty of Conflict: Harnessing Your Team’s Competitive Advantage , explain what it means to handle conflict head-on in order to spark innovation, increase trust, and build greater profit. The post The Beauty Of Conflict… For Teams appeared first on Lead Change. Webinars conflict Conflict Management crisis Innovation resolving conflict teams Teamwork Video Webinar

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Joseph Lalonde

AUGUST 12, 2019

Team Foxcatcher is a Netflix original documentary. This film documents the rise and fall of Team Foxcatcher as the founder, John du Pont, descends into madness. John du Pont, of the famous du Pont family, founded Team Foxcatcher due to his love of wrestling and wanting to help bring the United States a title. There […] The post Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Team Foxcatcher appeared first on Joseph Lalonde.

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RapidStart Leadership

APRIL 3, 2018

What kind of virtual team building can I do with my distributed team? Building cohesive teams is already a challenge when everybody is face to face. But developing trust, communicating well, collaborating readily, and problem-solving effectively become … 15 Pretty Good Virtual Team Building Ideas Read More ». The post 15 Pretty Good Virtual Team Building Ideas appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.

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Joseph Lalonde

OCTOBER 2, 2020

If you’ve looked to hire a qualified team member recently, you know something. You know finding qualified team members to be a difficult task. Unemployment numbers have been at record lows. The current jobless rates show unemployment to be hovering around the three percent mark.

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Speaker: Cy Wakeman, M.S., CSP, President, Reality-Based Leadership

Cy Wakeman proposes a radically different approach to HR leadership. Changing the ways leaders think and the strategies they use in their work is a serious and critical economic issue. Leaders should help others develop the great mental processes they need to eliminate self-imposed suffering and choose to be accountable for driving results.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 18, 2018

Every individual in the team is valuable towards the success of the team. But to a great extent, it is the manager’s and the team leader’s responsibility to ensure that their team members feel valued. Engaging with your team members is not just having a transactional relationship. It takes more than these feel-good events to build an engaged team of individuals. A Disengaged Team Reflects the Leader’s Mindset.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Guest post from Simon Mac Rory: If you work in an organization today as a leader you will lead a team. 90% of what we do in an organization happens through collaborative effort, making the team the most important production unit. In 2016 they termed this the ‘Rise of Teams’ and 2017 ‘The Organization of the Future – Arriving Now’. Bottom line, organizations are seeking to reconstitute themselves as a network of teams, ditching the traditional hierarchy.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 31, 2020

Want to be more creative in your remote team communication? If you’re like most managers we talk with, you face the perfect trifecta of remote team communication challenges. Communication communication strategy executive communication remote team communication

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 10, 2019

Unknown origin) Choose goals that can only be achieved with teams. “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” When I asked three time Navy… Continue reading → Leading

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Leadership Freak

JULY 30, 2020

Some teams soar. Other teams splash around just above the surface. Giving CPR to low performing teams feels more important than encouraging high performing teams, but it isn’t.

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 1, 2020

We’ve all been frustrated with teams that underperformed. But what are the key factors for teams that work? Scott Tanenbaum and Eduardo Salas distill the answer… Continue reading → Author Book Notes Teams Leadership Development organizational success

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Kevin Eikenberry

MAY 28, 2018

When you look at high performing teams, a common factor is a high-working level of trust between the team members and with the leader. Even fewer know how to do that with a remote team. The post Building Trust on a Remote Team appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. While most would agree with that assessment, fewer know how to consciously build that trust. In a world where remote […].

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 13, 2020

In my previous article , I wrote about the conversational “sweet spot” that unlocks team performance. The sweet spot is defined as the balance of candor and curiosity in team discussions. It’s a reflection of a team’s “conversational capacity” – the ability to have open, balanced, non-defensive dialogue about tough subjects and in challenging circumstances. Teams that have a high conversational capacity know how to stay in the “sweet spot.”

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2019

But before you simply throw another end-of-year shindig, maybe you can give your team what they really need from you this season in ways they don’t see coming a mile away. The 4 Gifts Your Team Wants Most. It turns out there are four gifts your team actually wants for Christmas from you (and they’re all holiday party optional). Your team needs these four gifts, and no holiday soiree is going to make up for their absence the rest of the year.

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The post Mute Yourself, Not Your Team – Remarkable TV appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. We’ve all been in virtual meetings where a participant (maybe it’s you?) mutes themselves at the start and remains muted for the entirety of the meeting.

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Joseph Lalonde

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Motivating Your Team. You’ve done everything right in trying to motivate your team yet something is still off. Your team still lacks motivation and you’re not sure why. The lack of motivation for your team may actually be coming from you. Yet if the team you’re leading lacks motivation and the reason is […] The post 10 Ways To Demotivate Your Team appeared first on Joseph Lalonde.

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General Leadership

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Since then I’ve been fortunate enough to be part of many, many more outstanding teams and organizations. The post Secret Traits Of Championship Teams appeared first on General Leadership. Guest Posts characteristics Cooperation ego feedback General Leadership McGillicuddy teams TraitsGeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link].

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

We use the word team so often that it has almost become a garbage can word. Everything is a team. We have our department team, our sales team, our whole company is called a team, and we have even called the guys who meet every Friday night a team. Because we use the word so frequently, we think we know how to work effectively with teams. Teams are complex dynamic systems that face many challenges. Unsure of what requires a team effort.

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General Leadership

MARCH 27, 2015

Unless you’ve got a good team, you can’t do much with the other two.” I understand that my last blog, “ Heroe s” was well received by readers and I hope this article is equally successful as I feel it is very important for a leader to have the right team for any organization. The post Leading the Right Team appeared first on General Leadership. Guest Posts Attracting Talent Leadership Picking Right Person Team

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

You and your team have been working remotely for months now – with no specific end in sight. The post 7 Signs Your Remote Team Needs Additional Training appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

The improving economy has prompted many companies to reinvest in their employees through team building activities. With the purse-strings less tight, leaders try to create a fun atmosphere and help team members bond with each other. One Denver firm operates an indoor kart racing facility that is very popular for company team building events. The reality is that team building will not likely have beneficial impact on your day-to-day operations.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

If you’ve ever played a team sport like soccer or basketball, you quickly learn that while it is helpful to have an “all-star” player, the best teams leverage the talents of all their players on the field and elevate everyone’s game in order to consistently win. The following are 3 strategies to build inclusive teams: Align on values – focus on what we share ( common goals, work ethic, expectations, etc.).

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Building an effective team is like putting together a complex puzzle. It is the same for builders of teams. Some concentrate on selection and building diverse skills, while others are participants, watching as the team dynamics unfold. In this piece, I would like to offer you a pathway that shows how to encompass all of the strategies for building and sustaining a High Performing Team. Step 1: Know Characteristics of a High Performing Team.

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Joseph Lalonde

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

It’s because we keep the wrong people on our teams. We believe we have to take everyone along for our transformational […] The post Who Is On Your Team? Leadership growth New Year Personal development Self-Improvement teamsChanging the course of your life and making the new year your best one ever is tough as it is. Sometimes we make change even tougher than it has to be. Why is that?

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

AUGUST 22, 2017

You might be suffering from team drift and not know it. The same thing can happen to teams. The post Don’t let team drift run your team aground appeared first on Seapoint Center for Collaborative Leadership. Team Effectiveness High Performance Teams Team DriftWe’ve all heard stories of individuals who wake up one morning and wonder how they had drifted so far from their original hopes and dreams.

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