Here are creative rules:
Nuke it! The most efficient way to get through a task is to delete it. If it doesn’t need to be done, get it off your to do list.
Daily goals. Without a clear focus, it’s too easy to succumb to distractions. Set targets for each day in advance. Decide what you’ll do; [...]
By Philip Lye
Team building takes work but the results are worth it. The essential ingredient is time and patience. If you really want to build a team that will achieve outstanding results you can.
The Hype
Over the years team work has been the flavor of the day with many businesses spending considerable money in trying to [...]
Here are five teamwork tips that have given me positive experiences.
1. Leadership:
For a team to work well together there needs to be a person in the leadership position. Someone who will motivate, inspire, and make sure everyone is moving in the right direction.
2. Clarity:
There should be a clear understanding of the purpose of [...]
What does it take to become a Leader?
• Ability to listen • Ability to express ideas clearly in writing
• Ability to understand and interpret ideas clearly – received in both verbally and in writing
• Good teamwork skills •
Has a good interpersonal style to steer team members
• Selects the best course of action by identifying all the alternatives and [...]
By Brian Ward
The story so far…
Ever since the early nineties when Kaplan and Norton introduced the concept of the Balanced Scorecard, organizations have been quick to adapt the approach. Originally designed with the private sector in mind, where as a result of the work of such powerful leaders as Deming, Crosby, Juran and Senge, [...]
Drive. Leaders exhibit a higher effort level. They have a relatively high desire for achievement, they are ambitious, they have a lot of energy, they are tirelessly persistent in their activities and they show initiative
Desire [...]
By Jerry Langdon, Gannett News Service
Negativity in the workplace must be identified — and solved — if a business is to operate efficiently, according to Gary S. Topchik, author of Managing Workplace Negativity, published this winter.
He lists a variety of personalities that have to be confronted. Among them:
— Locomotives: They steam-roll over people. They are [...]
by Bill Cole, MS, MA
Are you working longer hours but getting less done? Are you being asked to do more in less time? Beginning to feel like a hostage at work? Productivity problems can make you feel incredibly stressed–and then you’re just spinning your wheels. But there is help. You can use your mind. You [...]
By Susan M. Heathfield,
The best way to combat workplace negativity is to keep it from occurring in the first place. These seven tips will help you minimize workplace negativity.
• Provide opportunities for people to make decisions about and control and/or influence their own job. The single most frequent cause of workplace negativity I encounter is traceable [...]
Generally, when organizations form teams, these organizations have specific projects or goals in mind. A team is simply a tool that accomplishes a project or goal.
But no matter what the reason teams are formed, they go through four stages, according to a 1965 research paper by Bruce Tuckman of the Naval Medical Research Institute at [...]
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