Unproductive meetings are a stress inducing problem for my busy clients. How can we ensure every meeting is worthwhile? The best path to productivity is tapping into the collective brainpower and creativity of everyone gathered—that’s collaboration. When everyone...
‘Tis the season for more than just decking the halls and untangling strands of festive lights. While holiday parties and ugly sweaters undoubtedly have their place, there’s another crucial item on your year-end checklist: checking in with your team. As we...
I recently coached a client on running an After Action Review (AAR) for the organization’s completed and ongoing projects. I hadn’t thought of its importance before, but helping design an effective way to learn from the successes and failures of activities the...
Organizations often conduct exit interviews as people leave their positions in order to find out why and what could have done better. The problem is, it’s just too late. Exit interviews provide valuable information about the mood and conditions of the workplace,...
One of the most important things you can do at the beginning of any new team initiative, meeting, work project, or gathering is to design a team alliance. A team alliance is an agreement that is created and agreed to by the group about how the members want to be...
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