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
Teamwork
Did you know there really is an “I” in teamwork? My son is an assistant coach of a college women’s basketball team. We (my wife and I) try to attend as many games as possible to support him. It hit me this weekend what Michael Jordan’s quote meant when he shared, “There is no ‘I’ in […] Read more
In a fairly recent Ted talk (which I have included below) international businesswoman and writer Margaret Heffernan shares a productivity experiment done by biologist William Muir. It has big implications for teamwork. Muir used chickens in his productivity experiment for one very simple reason – you can easily measure their productivity by counting the eggs. […] Read more
There are a number of things you can do with your team to improve how they work together. One that is often overlooked, but is gaining momentum, is simply spending time together as a team. Teamwork requires that members of the team trust each other. Trust increases from understanding teammates better. Understanding each others uniqueness, […] Read more
3 Great Videos to Share as Part of a Teamwork Activity. Teamwork in the workplace is manifested in many different ways. Sometimes when your teams are working together they are productive, other times not so productive. The following three teamwork videos can be shared to highlight the benefits of teams working together. But they also […] Read more
