Six Virtual Team Best Practices
“They don’t get it!” is a cry of frustration too often heard from managers of ineffective virtual teams. What they don’t get is what is expected to be delivered, or when it was due, or the ballooning costs. That lack of urgency and drive to get things done—something...Gossip or Gratitude?
Without gratitude, organizations are unhealthy, thankless, fear-filled, gossipy, and self-ruminating. People are stressed and do not readily let go of anger. Decisions and actions come from experience, fear, unreasonable deadlines, apathy, or ignorance. Gratitude is...Gratitude – Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll?
Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll was the catchphrase. It’s what we did growing up in the seventies. Stroke, Forbes, and Ankle became my life over a 48-hour period in June. I had two interviews published in Forbes. My dad, at 92 years old, suffered a serious stroke. I...Goals for Gratitude
A Gratitude Plan is a set of steps that will help you to build a strong gratitude muscle. Whether it’s on a personal, team or organizational level, a plan is necessary to achieving your goals. But at the same time, a plan won’t lead anywhere without a well considered...Debugging Teams: Better Productivity Through Collaboration, by Brian Fitzpatrick and Ben Collins-Sussman
People are messy, unpredictable, and often annoying to interface with, say the authors. This book will help you improve collaboration. Here are the titles of the six chapters: The Myth of the Genius Programmer Building an Awesome Team Culture Every Boat Needs a...3-Step Shift to Gratitude: When the Boss Belittles
Despite knowing that his manager supported his position and gave him regular raises, and promotions, Paul despised the person in charge over him. (In full transparency, Paul is not his real name—or any one person, for that matter—as some variation of this story plays...Book Review: “The Leadership Habit” by Martin Lanik
“Leaders possess skills that others don’t have”, the author says, and he tells us what those skills are and how you can build them in just minutes a day. This book has the most bookmarks I’ve left, twelve. There are new topics and old ones presented in a...Stop Being Nice and Save Lives!
In extreme scenarios, being nice and not speaking up can result in death. A failed O-ring seal was blamed for the Challenger space shuttle disaster that killed seven astronauts, even though NASA engineer Allan McDonald knew of the potential disaster and didn’t sign...Fear and Big Girl Panties
“Do it my way or I will have you thrown out by security” I was told before the conference at the hotel. I had spoken up in a nice way and thought I was being helpful. I was coming from a place of gratitude and being a contributing member of the team. I wanted...
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