Category Archives: Great Results

TWO WAYS TO IMPROVE CULTURE AND OVERCOME THE CHALLENGE OF CONFORMITY

I was playing Othello with my daughter a few weeks ago… (fun finding things to do during a pandemic)  And I was reminded – while flipping discs over – of how people in YOUR organization conform to Team Norms. If you want to improve team culture in your organization, you have to overcome the challenge […]

Three Unexpected Ideas to Help Lead Your Team and Thrive in Change

If you lead a team, at some point you will need ideas to help them thrive in change. Change is inevitable.  Adaptation is not – but a refusal to adapt and grow is the first step to frustration and eventually result in team failure.   So in order to share a few unexpected ideas to […]

How to Clarify and Define Your Team Email Expectations and Digital Communication Agreements

Working with teams, one of the common issues is poor communication… That likely doesn’t surprise you.   But what might surprise you is that much of the issues that occur on teams – large and small – could have been avoided if they had BEGUN with a clear set of team expectations.   Want to […]

How to Ensure Your Next Speaker Has a MEASURABLE IMPACT on Your Team

With many programs now being delivered virtually, the IMPACT of those events becomes a concern for many event planners and managers… As a basketball coach, one of the things that we did as a program to develop our team culture was bringing in outside speakers every couple of weeks throughout the season.  The guest speaker […]

5 Easy and Effective Virtual Teambuilding Activities and Ideas for Team Leaders

Are you and your team are stuck in quarantine and unable to maintain your daily interactions with each other over the next few weeks? Are you and your team separated as part of a virtual team that has teammates at different locations permanently? Are you unable to schedule an in-person teambuilding event and looking for […]

Three astonishing productive questions to ask yourself when facing adversity

If you are facing adversity, you can either suffer through it and wait for things to change, or you can lead by asking yourself these three astonishing questions – and then acting on the answers your mind provides. As a coach, our players’ strength was all gained through resistance training. You might be surprised by […]

How to Use Pronouns and Prepositions to Improve Teamwork and Performance

Follow my blog with Bloglovin As a teammate or team leader, you know that choosing the right words to use can improve teamwork and performance.   The wrong words can be devastating to team morale and individual engagement – but when you use winning phrases you can have a significant positive impact on your team […]

Add Common SINCE to STOP WISHING and Improve Ownership Thinking on Your Team

Have you noticed that there is a HUGE difference in the productivity of people who are WISHING versus people who accept reality and move forward with action?   One of my high school coaches years ago used to say that “Wishing is what people do when they don’t want to work”   And the more […]

The BEST $20 You Can Spend to Improve Teamwork

Recognition and morale have a tremendous impact on the productivity of your team. And, as a teammate or team leader, one of the greatest challenges is to EFFECTIVELY spend your professional development money so you improve teamwork and create a positive, high-performing culture.   But that is the problem…   Much like the old marketing […]