Insights
Listen with Curiosity to Uncover Team Tension Points
To truly uncover what might be affecting employee morale, approach conversations with genuine curiosity. Here are three approaches that will help you understand what is truly getting in the way of your team’s success.
Celebration: The Key Ingredient to Build and Sustain High Performing Teams
In essence, celebrations, whether they're team outings, appreciation emails, or award ceremonies, serve as fuel for motivation. They keep teams energized, appreciated, and committed to their roles. If the vision is to build high performing teams, then celebrating every step of the journey is non-negotiable.
Empathy: The Quiet Powerhouse to Build High Performing Teams
Building high performing teams requires more than just skills; it demands an understanding heart. A team environment where empathy is a celebrated trait ensures that individuals feel connected, valued, and ready to contribute their best.
Using Expansion and Contraction for Productivity in Teams
Using the lens of expansive vs contractive work can help save time in framing decisions and work in a unique way that stimulates different ways of thinking about challenges and opportunities in teams.
What General Relativity Can Teach Us About Teams, Leadership, and Engagement
So what does relativity have to do with teams leadership, and engagement? You can use the model to better understand work in relative and absolute terms. Here are three possible applications:
1. Defining Quality of Work
2. Gaining Perspective for Decision Making
3. Measuring Results
Boost Employee Engagement with Bare Bones Drafts
Imagine pouring your best effort into a project or deck, only to have it completely reversed or changed when shared. Not only is this a detriment to engagement of an employee or team, but it might even result in turnover if it happens often.
This is a huge problem for leaders that are not great communicators.
Balancing Candor with Psychological Safety in Senior Leadership Communication
Most of the things discussed were expected - things like collaboration, trust, sharing, alignment, and more.
However where the tension popped up was between candor & bravery and psychological safety & support.
This was a great framing of the complexity inherent in group dynamics.
So did we solve it?
Neuroscience and LEGO serious Play with David Rock’s SCARF Model
Most challenges of workplace challenge, discord, engagement, and quiet quitting can be addressed via David Rocks' SCARF model.
Social threats and rewards can impact how productive, happy, and engaged we are at work, and the LEGO Serious Play method is a fantastic way to champion the social rewards part of the SCARF model.
Three Ways to Build Connection in Teams
Discover how to foster strong connections within teams, especially in a virtual setting. Dive into the three core principles of cultivating trust and camaraderie for high-performing teams.
Crafting the Perfect Team Blend
Dive deep into the art of team building as we explore the intricate parallels between cooking and crafting high-performing teams. Just as a chef meticulously selects and blends ingredients, leaders must strategically and intentionally bring together diverse talents. From understanding the nuances of Bruce Tuckman's team development stages to promoting psychological safety and inclusive team dynamics, this guide offers insights into creating teams that excel rather than merely conform. Whether you're navigating the challenges of diverse backgrounds or striving to ensure equal voice in hybrid and remote teams, discover the secret recipe to unlocking the full potential of every team member and achieving organizational success.
Reveal Your Team’s Identity: The First Step to Elevating Team Performance
Unveiling your team's identity not only forms a solid foundation for growth but also streamlines the onboarding process for newcomers. Once this bedrock is established, delving into the other pillars—trust, vision, communication, creativity, and development—becomes significantly more impactful.
The Path Ahead: Psychological Safety in a Flexible Work Era
Explore the significance of psychological safety in today's evolving workplace dynamics. Uncover the profound implications it has on employee engagement, team success, and organizational growth, especially in the era of flexible work schedules.