When I speak to teams and organizations, I like to show a picture of a woman with her hand over her mouth with a shocked look, and I say something to the effect, “She just discovered that she has been walking around all day with a big piece of lettuce between her teeth. How many […] Read more
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As a leader and/or a teammate, you bring a uniqueness to your team. You bring a unique set of gifts and talents that no one else on the team brings. You bring a unique set of perspectives that no one else has heard. You bring a unique history and group of experiences that no one […] Read more
An important rule every teammate should live by… Gary Chapman wrote a relationship game changing bestselling book titled “The 5 Love Languages.” Maybe you’ve read it. In it, Chapman describes how each of us have one of five different love languages that speak to us personally. And when your love language is practiced by your […] Read more
I have found in my career that most of the finger pointing on teams is at the leader or other teammates, but rarely is the finger pointing back at the person pointing the finger. Maybe you can relate? A number of years ago I was working with a team as a consultant, where every finger […] Read more
Members of teams always looking at the negative can be dangerous. They become poison providers of negativity who quietly, freely and gladly give cups and at times buckets of deathly potions to their teammates. These team members are ENERGY SUCKERS! They drain every bit of momentum you have. Have you ever had a conversation with […] Read more
