Attracting the Right Team Players for a Successful Business Team Culture

What are the top 10% looking for when they are recruited onto existing teams? The place to start is building a team culture you know will be successful and produces high levels of satisfaction for employees. Trust: Studies clearly indicate that for team players, trust is far more important in building strong teams—teams that deliver […]

Interdependence: The Glue That Binds Teams & Builds Success

It seems obvious, but often a concept that seems obvious when talking about it can be most elusive when attempting to put it into practice. In this case I am talking about the need for leaders and project managers to not only understand the importance of Interdependence in achieving team success, but what this value […]

Trust and Effective Team Work at Zappos.com

The leaders of Zappos.com have found ways to anchor trust into every business function—not only with team members but also with customers.  Here’s how.  First, customer service always exceeds purchaser expectations. Team members in the call center build relationships with their customers. They are free to spend as much time as necessary to see that […]

How to Give Your Project Management Team a Boost

Self-motivation means that people wake up in the morning with the drive to make adifference. This skill is based on enlightened values and allows them to focus most on the joy work gives them rather than the inevitable struggles.  Follow these simple guidelines to encourage self-motivation among your project management team. 1. Develop team procedures […]

4 Ways Startups Can Slay Giants

I’ve spent my career competing against companies 10 to 1000 times bigger than mine. It’s an uphill battle, but here are five rules I’ve developed that will maximize your success against the giants in your industry. Split pins – The “bowling alley” model encourages startups to use one market to knock down the next. Instead […]