Articles tagged with: team member
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How often have you heard someone criticize another when you know that they have the same bad habits themselves? As a team leader, it’s best to foster an atmosphere that isn’t judgmental. I think it was John C. Maxwell that summed it up when he said: “Most people’s natural inclination is to judge themselves according to their best qualities while they measure others by their worst.”
For example, just because someone is late all the time doesn’t mean you have to …
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While taking some time to refresh myself on ‘going back to basics’, I revisited Stephen R. Covey’s book 7 Habits of Highly Effective People for the second or third time. Mr. Covey believes that we need to infuse our organizations with lots of independent team members. One way to achieve this is by being prepared to resolve mistakes that are predicated by poor decisions. As leaders, how we react to a misstep is key in helping those around us learn to work autonomously and ultimately, when appropriate, interdependently.
First, let’s remember …
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Groups of people have been around since as long as I’ve been around… and then some; human nature draws people to one another. Group behavior ranges from encouraging to chaotic, from adversity to success. Many managers are fine with group performance. For me, though, it is increasingly obvious that groups that experience the highest output are those that have bonded into a team.
I believe that the main determining factor between a group and a team is their point of reference to one another. A group is two or more people …
