History provides lessons for teams. Let's take the time to explore a few of them. This post explores patterns that I see resulting from the interaction of ability, demands and support. Let me explicitly state what I mean by those variables -- Ability is the capacity to do something through talent and skill. Demands are the problems that must … [Read more...]
Tripwire Removal
I have rules. You have rules. Teams have rules. Rules trip up both individuals and teams causing unintended consequences. We learn rules about such things as what we can do, what we can question, and what we can say. A rule dictates behavior. But when transformed into a guide, it enables you to choose appropriate behavior. Let's explore … [Read more...]
Stop that Mole Now
Do you have a mole undermining the work of your team? Someone who constantly complains privately to any teammate who will listen but refuses to bring that same complaint publicly to the team? Someone whose actions are destroying teamwork? A mole erodes productivity. Stop that mole now. A team is like a garden. A good gardener manages pests … [Read more...]
Organizing the Team
Workshop When you are a member of team, what hopes do you have for productivity? My hope is for synergy, by which I mean team productivity that is clearly superior to what the sum of the individual members' productivity might have been working separately. Productive teamwork -- that's the desire. But how do you organize the team to achieve … [Read more...]
Protecting the Team
Workshop A vital task for a successful team is to extend membership to the right people and deny membership to the wrong people. If you add or persist with the wrong people, the team will fail at some level. Feelings about who is excluded cut deep. Talk to anyone about exclusion and you will hear a personal story about a … [Read more...]
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