I asked the question “what’s so difficult about teamwork” on several LinkedIn groups recently. I have received well over 100 quality responses. I will be compiling and ranking these responses on my blog next Tuesday. Each week following next Tuesday I am inviting each of you to contribute or just simply enjoy the discussion as we come up with solutions for each obstacle. It should be fun. I am calling it “Teamwork Tuesday.”
July 2009
I have been watching a reality show lately titled “The Deadliest Catch.” Now, I am not a big TV watcher; there really isn’t much that appeals to me. But this show is different. For some reason I am glued to it. Maybe it’s the risk these fishermen take with below 0 temperatures, 70 foot waves, little sleep and lots of equipment that can take your head off – literally. Or maybe it’s just simply the sport of fishing. But I think it is most likely the lessons in teamwork.
Managers that make the effort to build relationships with their employees are able to harvest the power that comes from their greatest asset – people.
I recently conducted a somewhat informal poll on Linkedin among HR and leadership professionals. I posed the question “What would you consider the number one or two things managers can do to help make their employees feel valued?” I received over 120 responses to this question. I have grouped the top ten answers below.
My son’s little league team lost in the playoffs last night. It was amazing they even made it that far. This was a team of castoffs from the start.
