It surprises me how many times organizations, particularly businesses, overlook
the potential for teams working together as a group. Too many times I see first-
and second-line managers giving individual performance metrics and
One role that you serve as a leader is as an ambassador for your team. Just
like a country's ambassador represents the interests of one country to another,
you represent your
On Monday I introduced two ways in which leaders guide people in learning new
information, skills, and habits. Today I want to take a closer look at a third
approach, which is teams
Team building is much more than just adding an icebreaker at the beginning of a
long meeting. Leaders invest in team activities which develop openness, trust,
and emotional connectedness; those factors create the
Bad news: there is no magic solution to increase your productivity. There is no
magic seminar or tool you can offer your team to help them with their
productivity in one simple step.