8 Questions Every Great Teammate Must Ask (Below) If someone asked you whose responsible for teamwork, what would you say? Most would point to the one at the head of the table – the leader. While that is an acceptable answer, it is only part of the answer. While it is true that leaders have […] Read more
Teamwork Tips
Great teams are made up of people who passionately care about the team. Nothing new, right? But I also believe that those who passionately care about the team also passionately care about each other as well. The antithesis of teamwork is a group of individuals who don’t get along, people who are only in it […] Read more
Teamwork is hard to achieve. It requires members of the team, including the leader, to be as positive as they can be about relationships, goals and outcomes. And when team members and leaders have to look at things critically they must do so with the spirit of trying to fix the problem, not just whine […] Read more
Leaders that defend, celebrate and promote their teams demonstrate loyalty and in return gain loyalty. All three of these behaviors have a huge impact on how you are perceived as a leader and what you get in return from your team(s). Let’s review each of them in more detail. 1. Defend. A friend of mine […] Read more
You read that right. This is not about the #1 question every leader should ask his or her team. This is a question that every member of the team should ask themselves to improve teamwork. I had lunch the other day with a good friend of mine who is a Doctor in the Emergency Room. […] Read more
