Feb 27, 2019

It takes only one individual to hurt a team



One of the realities of teams is that it takes only one individual who is not in alignment with the rest of the team to significantly impact the unity of the team. This can be a result of any number of issues. For instance, they:
  • may not be in agreement with the direction of the team or organization
  • do not pull their own weight in terms of productivity and results
  • may have attitudes that are...
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Aug 18, 2016

Five EQ skills that can transform a team or organization


The average level of Emotional Intelligence (EQ) within an organization or team has a direct impact on the success of that group. The higher the EQ skills of a team the better they relate, the more candid they are, the less conflict they have and the health of relationships is stronger. All of these contribute to greater cooperation, more innovative thinking, cooperation and lack of infighting and...
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Nov 06, 2014

Six common misconceptions about Teamwork - From the Harvard Business Review

Six Common Misperceptions about Teamwork

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Nov 06, 2014

Six common misconceptions about Teamwork - From the Harvard Business Review

Six Common Misperceptions about Teamwork

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Oct 01, 2014

Healthy staff cultures

In my work with churches and Christian organizations I see more unhealthy than healthy staff cultures. I would love to reverse that order. It is truly a gift to work in a healthy environment and can be a curse to work in an unhealthy one. Here are some of the components of a truly healthy staff culture.

1. A leader who is open, humble, non-defensive and collaborative.

2. An environment where robust...
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Feb 03, 2014

12 questions to measure the engagement of your staff from the Gallup organization

In my work with organizations, a common theme is that staff often don't feel that their organization or supervisors genuinely care about them, their work or their development. Yet the happiness of our staff is critical to the success of an organization. The Gallup organization has identified twelve critical questions that measure the engagement of staff. They also give supervisors an outline of...
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Feb 03, 2014

12 questions to measure the engagement of your staff from the Gallup organization

In my work with organizations, a common theme is that staff often don't feel that their organization or supervisors genuinely care about them, their work or their development. Yet the happiness of our staff is critical to the success of an organization. The Gallup organization has identified twelve critical questions that measure the engagement of staff. They also give supervisors an outline of...
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