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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Functioning in a dysfunctional workplace
- Sometimes the greatest challenges lay not within the actions of competitors, or the needs of customers, they come from within one's own company. People new to their positions either through promotion, or as a new hire, are often stunned at the challenges they find waiting for them as they slide into the seat behind their new desk. The business cards have barely been ordered before elements of dysf...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Creating unity in your company
- The other day I got a call from a friend of mine about an earlier conversation we'd had. Here's what we talked about: Years before he had started a company which has now grown to the point where it has many offices across the USA. On the surface it doesn't sound like there would be much to be unhappy about does it?The problem was that his "baby" (as most entrepreneurs tend refer to their bu...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Whats your real problem??
- When was the last time you spent excessive time and money solving a problem only to discover the problem you thought you had wasn't really the problem at all?Recognizing the real problem is crucial to any problem-solving venture. John Dewey said, "A problem is half solved if it is properly stated." Below are two simple tools that can help you figure out the real problem behind the problem. ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Landscaping business; employee relations
- There are few industries or service type businesses, which are more labor intensive then that of the Landscaping Profession. Whether it is the installation of new landscape designs or the maintenance or mowing of the existing properties; it is done by people power working with the proper tools. Efficiency is king and teamwork is the key to staying on schedule and wasting little time or effort gett...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The secret of successful events
- Reed Employment made a survey of their clients and compiled a report called Motivating People at Work. This revealed that social events that were both organised and paid for by employers have risen by 31 percent. This included team building days for departments and fun days open to the whole company and their families. There is no doubt that this trend has continued over the course of this year wi...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Motivating your employees
- CREATE A MOTIVATIONAL CLIMATE: Create a climate where others find long-term motivation. Long term motivation comes from a positive work environment, and positive reinforcement. Usually long-term motivation is impossible without short-term motivation. Short-term motivation comes from the staff working together, learning from each other, and giving as well as receiving constant feedback to each othe...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Team building seminars: why new teams struggle
- With over 25 years of research and experience, we have observed countless groups struggle with activities in our Team Building Seminars. These groups all had the same common denominators, whether they were strangers or intact work teams, that became apparent during the first activity in which they were asked to work effectively together.At least four issues were found to inhibit these start...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Top ten things about team building
- People who lead the best teams realise early on that they cannot run their business alone. It will either kill them or they will fail.Here are some of the ways the very best set about Team Building...Be ClearGreat team leaders have expressed a very clear vision and with it, simple expectations of their team.Are Fair and ConsistentThey have o...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Franchisee relations and team work
- Franchisees of a particular franchise must get along in order for the team to hyperspace the competition. Recently our company; Franchising.org did a study and surveyed the franchisors on our website. As it turns out none of them had any information in their Confidential Operations Manual of any substance on how franchisees could increase their synergies by working very closely together within a r...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - General patton and leadership
- No figure in history is like General Patton. He was colorful, hard core and got the job done. His leadership skills have been touted by some and criticized by weaker individuals. Some attribute General Patton on the reason for US victory over the Axis Powers and although we eventually would have won anyway due to our industrial output, few deny that it would have taken longer and thus cost more li...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Teamwork in the workplace: a definition
- A tight knit team is a group of competent individuals who care deeply about each other. They are fiercely committed to their mission, and are highly motivated to combing their energy and expertise to achieve a common objective. From our observation and studies on teamwork in the workplace, we have found three primary conditions that have to be met in order to attain higher levels of team performan...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Team development in the little leagues
- A grassy field, two nets, a soccer ball and some playful youth is the ideal setting for a little league soccer game. You may have recalled yourself of a time when you observed these little league events. You enter a spacious field of green, housing numerous miniature soccer fields all lined up next to each other, and young athletes running after a ball. You may have been more overwhelmed by the ab...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Raising issues in your group or offline
- In a recent group coaching session, a client mentioned that he thought his monthly meetings with his peers were dysfunctional. He felt they achieved "false closure" on key decisions - they'd discuss an issue, not make a clear decision, and move on, all acting as if they were clear. He felt one person took too much airtime on a regular basis, that the agendas weren't focused. On top of all this, pe...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Manage expectations to reduce everyday frustrations
- Just today my partner Russ and I sat down to hash out a nagging frustration. It took a little bantering back and forth [not without some rise in emotional tension I'll have you know] until we got at the heart of the issue. Unmet expectations! Stop and look back at the last time you were frustrated with your life or business partner. Odds are it was because he/she did not me...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The top 7 things entrepreneurs need to know about employees
- As I work with clients to strengthen their teams and to make their businesses more profitable, I often encounter some serious misunderstandings of human nature. These misunderstandings usually lead business leaders in the wrong direction when they attempt to inspire their employees to perform at a higher level. Fortunately, you can avoid these pitfalls if you understand a few key points about the ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The 5 bes of motivation
- It's not true in every organization, but it is true in many. Managers often don't understand their employees. They don't know how to motivate, inspire, and correct people effectively. As I work with my clients, I hear the same questions repeatedly: "How do I get my employees to ??quit complaining?"?do more than the bare minimum?"?contribute in meetings?"...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Downsizing your team
- Team Building Question:Our office has recently learned that about 20 percent of our staff will be losing their jobs in the next couple of months due to a relocation set down from our corporate office. Some open positions in my area are being posted for those losing their jobs. The morale in the workplace is really down right now, plus we are dealing with some disciplinary issues. I would be...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Team building survey reveals clues, not answers
- Team Building Question:I'm a manager of a team of 20 people and here is my question. At this year's survey, the results show that my team members don't think their colleagues (from my section and from other sections) often act on their own initiative. I would like to know what are the best ways to encourage team members to take initiative. Also, are you aware of any road blocks that would p...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to help a sick team become healthy
- Team Building Question:A team is full of animosity, pretended interpersonal relationship, fear of bosses, mistrust and endless infighting what can I do as a team building facilitator?The Team Doc Says:Well, you've got your work cut out for you. Plan on this being a long term intervention. You can bet the team didn't get this way overnight and there is more than likely some dee...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Team journaling
- The very effective tool of keeping a journal can be used in your workplace as well as at home. It is a powerful tool that can enhance our lives and support our personal and work well-being. Whether you journal your personal work experiences and goals, or use team journaling, journaling can easily be applied to your work environment.The idea of team journaling is to incorporate journaling as...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Story telling with a purpose
- For a brief time, I tried to sell life insurance. And, the operative word was 'tried' I can assure you. Although I thought I did a good job on the presentations and scripts provided by trainers, I did not make a single sale.On the other hand, the veteran who trained me didn't spend much time with presentations or scripts. He simply told stories about clients who spared their loved ones grea...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Team work - a challenge of character
- Over the years there has been much ado about team work, the value of teams, the ups and downs, the pros the cons! Some appear to work and others fail, why? Can your business benefit from a team work approach or not?As people we are 'complex beings' It never ceases to amaze me how we often gravitate to negative ways of thinking about others when we ourselves (if we are honest) have just as m...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to align your team through change
- Eight Principles for Purposeful AlignmentEffective teamwork requires individual members of the team to be connected by, and aligned to a common purpose, values and sense of identity. Sometimes individuals can drift away from the team as a result of the mental limitations they create about their work and role.The following eight principles can be considered as a guide to the type of t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Motivating teams
- Introduction:Working with teams, whether as leader of a single team or manager of several, is an essential part of a manager's remit. Teamwork is rapidly becoming the preferred practice in many organizations as traditional corporate hierarchies give way to flat, multi-skilled working methods. This section is an indispensable and practical guide to leading teams with expertise, covering subj...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How leaders unlock potential in teams
- Leaders are faced with unlocking the potential in the people that they lead and motivating the individual is a key part of this process. Motivation is not something that is done to an individual as they already posses it. What a leader does, to benefit the whole team, is to release, or unlock, it. Here are seven ways leaders unlock potential in people.1. Leaders share their vision and value...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Safety first - five reasons to hold a routine safety meeting
- Workplace safety is important to all businesses for ethical, legal and financial reasons. Keeping employees safe from injury is the right thing to do, it also keeps a business away from civil litigation and can lower costly compensation claims.Many larger companies are establishing full-time safety coordinators whose job is solely devoted to safety issues. Smaller companies can assign compe...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Feedback - how to make it effective
- Let's look at the detail of giving feedback. Whether you want to reinforce behaviour - Confirming feedback or change unacceptable behaviour - Productive feedback, there are certain steps you need to follow to make it work.1. Do it ASAP - When you see or hear something you do or don't like you need to say something right away. If it's Confirming feedback it's not much use saying something mo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Feedback - confirming the good news
- The feedback I'm talking about here isn't some sort of formalised appraisal that takes place with your team members every month, or every six months or once a year. This feedback happens continually and it happens when you see or hear something you want to give feedback on. The trick is - keep it simple.If you see or hear something you do like - you tell the team member about it. If you see...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Motivate people with feedback
- Someone once said - "Feedback is the breakfast of champions." Personally, I think that pancakes, crispy bacon and maple syrup are the breakfast of champions. However there's no doubt that giving people feedback is absolutely vital to ensure a motivated team who'll deliver results.One of the top three factors that motivate people at work is - feedback.The majority of people want to kn...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Team building part 2: honesty is the key!
- The second in a series of 2 articles giving a slightly different viewpoint on effective team building, condensed from an original seminar presented by the author, John Roberts. John is a Freelance Training Consultant and director of JayrConsulting Ltd. Part 1 ( Another Brick in the Wall ) dealt with selecting and building the initial team. Part 2 deals with the culture that need to be in place to ...