I shared Amy Edmondson’s four key leadership behaviors for managing complex teams in a recent blog post. They are: Build an engaging vision Cultivate psychological safety Develop shared mental models Empower agile execution…
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In my last blog I discussed four crucial team leader behaviors: Build an engaging vision Cultivate psychological safety Develop shared mental models Empower agile execution In this one, I am going to tackle…
Everything you know about teams is wrong? Perhaps not today but it will be soon. My first ideals of a team came from my experience in the sports arena. I played football in…
In my last blog, I described the three layers of conversations in a team. The technical, teaming and personal layers. The personal layer provides the foundation of a team’s performance. It creates an…
Most of the teams I have been a part of over my career have been a collection of individuals. At the time it felt we were a team. We usually all worked for…
I’ve talked a lot about the importance of developing a shared purpose for any team. A good shared purpose energizes and binds the team together, defining its reason for being. I believe there…
One of the most important things a team needs to succeed and thrive is commitment to a shared purpose. On paper this sounds pretty simple. Pick a meaningful purpose, talk about it as…
As our world becomes more complex, the need for cross-functional collaboration is increasing. This is illustrated by the emergence of Big Data and Analytics. The creation of new business insight requires a high…
When working with others our default action is to form a team. After all, teamwork is good and everyone works in teams. It is interesting to compare this idealized view to the reality…
I have rarely worked on a team where all its members have been highly engaged. The ones where I have stand out as tremendously enjoyable experiences and I can describe them in great…