The Importance of Group Process

Group process.  The term sends some managers and employees who “just want to get things done” regardless if it is the right thing to do to check out.  “Let’s just move on!” is the mantra as impatience undermines the importance of group process. So what is group process? Why is it important to forging accountability […]

Define Your Workplace Culture To Improve Performance

Workplace culture is composed of group behavior norms that determine how you do things in your organization. It is not the super cool perks that your company offers that sets you apart from other businesses. How people treat one another, the organization and your customers is what matters and ultimately gets you known as one […]

High Performance Executive Teams Secrets

What makes or breaks high performance executive teams?   According to recent McKinsey research, companies with diverse executive leadership exhibit better short-and longer-term financial performance. Women in revenue-producing positions also correlate to better performance. Let’s get to the bottom line.  There is a secret to high performance executive teams.  It’s not because everyone is a […]

The Secret to High Performance Executive Teams

  According to recent McKinsey research, companies with diverse executive leadership exhibit better short and long term financial performance. Women in revenue-producing positions also correlate to higher revenue scores on high performance executive teams. Let’s get to the bottom line. There is a secret to high performance executive teams.  It’s not because everyone is a […]

How to Change and Improve Behavior in the Workplace

Failing to monitor employee behavior is a slippery slope.  Transgressions that are ignored tend to snow ball resulting in one bad apple spreading rot to others – or – cause good employees to seek work elsewhere.  Employee behavior  can make or break your organization’s success, so for something so essential, you want to ensure everyone […]

Encourage Risk-Taking to Bolster Team Building Success

Risk is defined as a ‘situation involving exposure to danger or failure.’  So when you mention the word, risk, several emotions come to mind such as: Fear Failure Stress Anxiety But without the element of risk, there would be no new discoveries, innovation, or progress – especially in the world of business. Without risk, organizations […]