Discover Your Team’s Strengths Each person on your team has their own unique strengths and talents. If you’re in a leadership position, you should know how to identify the strengths of each member on the team. When you know how to manage individual team members’ natural gifts, you can expect results like increased productivity… Read more »
Losing one of your best employees can be a nightmare. When it happens, you need to recruit, train, and get the new employee up to par. It’s not just expensive to find a suitable replacement — the impact of losing a high-valued employee affects the rest of the team. When one of your best… Read more »
It’s important to make social connections at work. After all, we spend a great deal of time at our workplace. Rather than just tolerating individual employees, employers can create a better workplace by building meaningful relationships. These days, many workers are busy working in their own bubble — technology has made it possible for… Read more »
Like people, leaders come in all shapes and sizes. Some leaders take charge, others sit back and let the team flow. Some leaders listen while other demand. Some like to problem-solve, while others like to take action. There are a wide variety of leadership styles, each with varying levels of effectiveness, and everyone has… Read more »
When starting a project, it’s only natural to think about the team that you’ll need to bring your project from inception to completion. But how do you go about finding the lucky few to join you on your endeavor? Effective team building is a staple for any successful leader or organization. Not everybody works the… Read more »
Today with the workforce moving toward being almost entirely digital, we find ourselves spread out, yet we still work together. Unfortunately, without a face-to-face interaction, conflicts may arise. This is why traditional team building activities are so important. Without the bonding experience created from participating in team building activities, employees can find themselves… Read more »
It’s not just a slogan, or a mantra. Collaboration really is the key to any company’s success in today’s business world. But why? Why is it so important to collaborate in world where specialization is becoming so prevalent in the workplace? Here… Read more »
5 Simple Ways to Maintain a Positive Work Environment When it comes to a positive work environment, your business depends on a thriving space where productivity, efficiency and accuracy is valued. A positive attitude is something that has an effect beyond the surface. Studies have shown that having a genuine positive attitude makes your… Read more »
The initial stage of team development is when the team is formed. This is when the team learns about each other, agrees on specific goals and assigns tasks to each member. At the beginning, the team leader may be a group member. The next stage is when more details are discussed and an approach to… Read more »
“It is amazing what can be accomplished when nobody cares about who gets the credit.” Robert Yates This is an important lesson for a staff to learn. The focus should be the task at hand and not who completed it or finished it, but all of the work that goes into getting the task… Read more »