Team Leadership Tips: Establishing Ground Rules for Teams

Establishing ground rules before embarking on team projects is a pivotal first step for any team leader regardless of the project or scope.  It builds the foundation for harmonious and productive team accomplishments. When ground rules are clearly defined at the outset, they act as a compass that guides the team’s interactions and decision-making processes. […]

How CFOs Must Shift Focus in the Age of the Employee Stakeholder

From cost-cutting to value-building, how CFOs shift their focus in the age of the Employee Stakeholder is an important key for stemming talent turnover. So, how did Jonathan achieve this? In the bustling heart of a leading tech firm, CFO Jonathan Ellis faced a pivotal challenge. The company’s relentless focus on cost-cutting had alienated its […]

How to Create a Supportive Environment for Your Team

As leaders, it’s important to monitor not only our team’s progress but our own. Where do you stand as a leader? Do you know your leadership style or the type of environment you are cultivating? To best lead your team, it’s important to ask yourself these questions. . In an employee market, team members expect […]

Suggestions from Team Leaders that Reduce Active Disengagement

The following suggestions from team leaders often correct active disengagement.  Here’s an example. A friend and I were having lunch the other day. We got around to the topic of work and she told me that another person quit in her department. I said, “Another?”. She responded, yes. Over the past couple of months at […]

What Are Some Effective Habits for Collaborative Team Leaders?

Getty Images Organizations that have managed to survive economic slumps know that the secret to staying afloat lies with their people.  Neither size, rights to groundbreaking technology, nor access to funding are predictors of success. An organization’s most valuable asset is its people, and it is collaborative team leaders who make the human asset shine. […]

Are You An Effective Facilitator?  Take Heed! (Part 1 of 2)

Facilitating is hard. If you are contemplating becoming an effective facilitator, there are a few things to think about. And that’s putting it lightly.  Think of all the meetings you’ve had where you felt nothing got done. Or those group huddles where people argued needlessly.  How about those instances where decision-making dragged on for weeks […]

Better Team Leadership Skills Improve Teams

You’ve worked hard to climb the corporate ladder and land in a leadership role. Now what?  Teams don’t run themselves.  Expert team facilitation and team leadership skills are required. Unless you have those skills already developed, tested and perfected, setting team leadership skills goals will serve you.  Why?  Without establishing a goal to improve your […]

Develop Strong Leaders by Ditching Your Manager Habit

You have a star employee who always comes to work on time and produces quality work.  You quickly advance them into a leadership position. You’d expect your star to keep shining, right? Sometimes, the exact opposite happens. Once a stellar team member is unable to handle the new position and is at risk for leaving, […]

How To Improve Your Team Leadership Skills in 2016

If you could take your team leadership skills up a notch in 2016, how would this benefit you?  This is a question we began asking in 2015 and have come to some good conclusions for 2016.  Most forward thinking leaders would agree that team leadership takes being a leader to a higher level. The following […]

Do Team Building Activities Result In Stress And Derail Your Central OR Talent Retention?

We knew when we developed the training,  Melting Your Stress within 30 Days, how important stress management is for team leaders, managers and supervisors.  It has been one of many leadership training activities offered in Central Oregon and other US communities for over 10 years. This report and study, however, is quite alarming when it […]