Find A Win-Win Solution On Any Team
Posted by Steve Reese as communication, conflict, goals & goal setting, organizational change, problem solving, teamwork
With companies merge, employees leave one company for another, and new members of the workforce land their first jobs, many individuals are trying to form new teams. Regardless of the situation, most organizations encourage open and candid discussions between staff members among employees throughout the organization. These differences in perspective can elevate teams to a [...]
Teamwork: How To Create Synergy
Posted by Charity Martushev as teamwork
A co-worker told me about the success of her grandson had trying out for and making the High School Soccer Team. One of the youngest on the team, she told me how excited he was being a part of the team, making the cut out of 78 other people for the few spots available. He [...]
Does Your Team Fix Broken Processes?
Posted by Christopher Stowell as accountability, conflict, teamwork
Working in teams and across functions can often be complex and challenging. If you’re like most teams, you have certain processes that you are supposed to follow (guidelines, operating rules, specific forms to be utilized, etc.) When attending to these, how often do you encounter a process that is broken, doesn’t work, or seems to [...]
Intention not Perfection
Posted by Martha Rice as leadership, team development, teamwork
Five Years Later
After five years separation, several former employees of a bankrupt company, which I was one of, decided to have a mini reunion. The main purpose of getting together was to find out how our coworkers survived their major life changes. We wanted to know if the others were happy in their new jobs [...]
Creating a Win-Win Solution
Posted by Steve Reese as relationships, team development, teamwork
“Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.”
-Andrew Carnegie
Each of us is a member of a team – be it through family, sports, work, community, church, etc. Within each of these [...]
Teamwork In Action Can Be Fun
Posted by Christopher Stowell as communication, relationships, team development, teamwork
In an effort to do a fun activity with my four year old son, I recently started a little project that captured the results of teamwork over a sustain period of time. This idea stemmed from my son asking for a pet, and me wanting to find a simple, easy, maintenance free alternative.
I reference this [...]
Team Leadership – Why Effective Team Communication Is So Important
Posted by admin as communication, sustainability, teamwork
The benefits to building an effective team within the workplace cannot be understated. Yet, after you laid the groundwork for a great team, maintenance is the most important factor.
No one doubts the importance of team building in an organization, but the necessity to maintain the team and continually foster an environment where it can grow [...]
Teamwork – Birds Of A Feather….Flock Together
Posted by Charity Martushev as character, motivation, teamwork
When you think of a team, what comes to mind? A basketball, football or soccer team? Or simply a group of professionals working together? Have geese ever come to mind as a working team? My mother once wrote a poem about a flock of geese and simply stated, why they fly together and it reminded [...]
Leading Your Team Through A Reactive Culture
Posted by Martha Rice as Leadership Development, Uncategorized, leadership, qualities of leadership, teamwork
Recently, I was leaving a local arena with my family after attending a hockey game. Our local winter weather tears our roads apart and therefore created some necessary road work to be done that was in currently in progress. Therefore, instead of two lanes leading north out of the parking lot there was [...]
Teamwork Is Combined Effort: Part II
Posted by Charity Martushev as teamwork
Teamwork Is Combined Effort: Part 1
Recently I related a story about a burger chain and the combined effort of 5 employees to make one 20 ounce cup of Joe. The number of people needed to fulfill the task grew as each team member added his/her expertise to the task at hand, and together [...]
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