| Creating Unity In Your Company by Josh Hinds | | The other day I got a call from a friend of mine about an earlier conversation we'd had. Here's what we talked about: Years before he had started a company which has now grown to the point where it has many offices across the USA. On the surface it doesn't sound like there would be much to be ... Full Article | | Views: 165; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 352; Article Characters Count: 1895 |
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| Feedback - How to Make it Effective by Alan Fairweather | | Let's look at the detail of giving feedback. Whether you
want to reinforce behaviour - Confirming feedback or change
unacceptable behaviour - Productive feedback, there are
certain steps you need to follow to make it work. 1. Do it ASAP - When you see or hear something you do or
don't like ... Full Article | | Views: 99; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 967; Article Characters Count: 5355 |
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| Franchisee Relations and Team Work by Lance Winslow VII | | Franchisees of a particular franchise must get along in order for the team to hyperspace the competition. Recently our company; Franchising.org did a study and surveyed the franchisors on our website. As it turns out none of them had any information in their Confidential Operations Manual of any ... Full Article | | Views: 320; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 491; Article Characters Count: 2705 |
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| How Leaders Unlock Potential in Teams by Michele Webb | | Leaders are faced with unlocking the potential in the people that they lead and motivating the individual is a key part of this process. Motivation is not something that is done to an individual as they already posses it. What a leader does, to benefit the whole team, is to release, or unlock, ... Full Article | | Views: 291; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 841; Article Characters Count: 4909 |
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| How To Help A Sick Team Become Healthy by Denise O'Berry | | Team Building Question: A team is full of animosity, pretended interpersonal relationship, fear of bosses, mistrust and endless infighting what can I do as a team building facilitator? The Team Doc Says: Well, you've got your work cut out for you. Plan on this being a long term ... Full Article | | Views: 55; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 371; Article Characters Count: 2000 |
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| Manage Expectations to Reduce Everyday Frustrations by Margrit Harris | | Just today my partner Russ and I sat down to hash out a nagging frustration. It took a little bantering back and forth [not without some rise in emotional tension I'll have you know] until we got at the heart of the issue.
Unmet expectations!
Stop and look back at the ... Full Article | | Views: 334; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 999; Article Characters Count: 5590 |
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| Motivating Your Employees by Andrew Schwartz | | CREATE A MOTIVATIONAL CLIMATE: Create a climate where others find long-term motivation. Long term motivation comes from a positive work environment, and positive reinforcement. Usually long-term motivation is impossible without short-term motivation. Short-term motivation comes from the staff ... Full Article | | Views: 346; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 503; Article Characters Count: 3172 |
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| Safety First - Five Reasons to Hold a Routine Safety Meeting by Rick David | | Workplace safety is important to all businesses for ethical, legal and financial reasons. Keeping employees safe from injury is the right thing to do, it also keeps a business away from civil litigation and can lower costly compensation claims. Many larger companies are establishing full-... Full Article | | Views: 106; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 444; Article Characters Count: 2767 |
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| Team Building Part 2: Honesty is the Key. by John Roberts | | The second in a series of 2 articles giving a slightly different viewpoint on effective team building, condensed from an original seminar presented by the author, John Roberts. John is a Freelance Training Consultant and director of JayrConsulting Ltd. Part 1 ( Another Brick in the Wall ) dealt ... Full Article | | Views: 96; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 2117; Article Characters Count: 11712 |
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| Team Building Survey Reveals Clues, Not Answers by Denise O'Berry | | Team Building Question: I'm a manager of a team of 20 people and here is my question. At this year's survey, the results show that my team members don't think their colleagues (from my section and from other sections) often act on their own initiative. I would like to know what are the best... Full Article | | Views: 256; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 259; Article Characters Count: 1479 |
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| Team Journaling by Doreene Clement | | The very effective tool of keeping a journal can be used in your workplace as well as at home. It is a powerful tool that can enhance our lives and support our personal and work well-being. Whether you journal your personal work experiences and goals, or use team journaling, journaling can easily... Full Article | | Views: 72; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 525; Article Characters Count: 2963 |
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| Team Work - A Challenge of Character by Philip Lye | | Over the years there has been much ado about team work, the value of teams, the ups and downs, the pros the cons! Some appear to work and others fail, why? Can your business benefit from a team work approach or not? As people we are 'complex beings' It never ceases to amaze me how we often ... Full Article | | Views: 70; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 1198; Article Characters Count: 6794 |
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| Teaming - How to Build a Team by Philip Lye | | Team building takes work but the results are worth it. The essential ingredient is time and patience. If you really want to build a team that will achieve outstanding results you can. The Hype Over the years team work has been the flavor of the day with many businesses spending ... Full Article | | Views: 195; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 605; Article Characters Count: 3311 |
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| Teamwork in the Workplace: A Definition by Chris Stowell | | A tight knit team is a group of competent individuals who care deeply about each other. They are fiercely committed to their mission, and are highly motivated to combing their energy and expertise to achieve a common objective. From our observation and studies on teamwork in the workplace, we ... Full Article | | Views: 36; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 756; Article Characters Count: 4392 |
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| The Secret of Successful Events by James Coakes | | Reed Employment made a survey of their clients and compiled a report called Motivating People at Work. This revealed that social events that were both organised and paid for by employers have risen by 31 percent. This included team building days for departments and fun days open to the whole ... Full Article | | Views: 458; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 293; Article Characters Count: 1697 |
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| Characteristics of High Performance Teams by Terence R. Traut | | Abstract: Based on significant research, Entelechy has defined characteristics of effective teams. Entelechy reviewed over 50 studies on high performance teams and compiled a list of high performance team characteristics. We grouped characteristics into eight categories as indicated on the... Full Article | | Views: 517; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 426; Article Characters Count: 2801 |
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| Cross-Cultural Communication: Grin and Jump In. by Judith Richardson | | Multiculturalism is a reality in North America and for those of us who do business globally. The US has more legal immigrants yearly than all the other countries in the world combined. Also there are vast cultural differences among "native" North Americans living in the US and Canada for several ... Full Article | | Views: 335; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 1041; Article Characters Count: 5747 |
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| Having Trouble Motivating Others? Try WIIFM by Della Menechella | | Recently my fourteen-year old son Matt dressed up as Santa Claus and attended a Christmas caroling event for one of my professional organizations. Was my son excited about the idea of spending one of his evenings singing to seniors instead of being with his friends? Not really. Then how did I ... Full Article | | Views: 94; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 583; Article Characters Count: 3123 |
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| Resolving Workplace Conflict: 4 Ways to a Win-Win Solution by Dr. Tony Fiore | | The effects of conflict in the workplace are widespread and costly. Its prevalence, as indicated by three serious studies, shows that 24-60% of management time and energy is spent dealing with anger. This leads to decreased productivity, increased stress among employees, hampered performance... Full Article | | Views: 389; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 887; Article Characters Count: 5208 |
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