4 Ways to Crush Cliques
Cliques—tightknit groups within the primary team that engage in exclusivity by ostracizing those outside of their group—destroy teams from the inside out. They undermine culture, hurt morale, and cripple productivity. But more than anything, cliques keep teams from...
Shoelace Empowerment
I got to have lunch recently with my friend Sister Eric Marie, the octogenarian nun that I wrote about in my book Building Good Teammates: The Story of My Mount Rushmore, a Coaching Epiphany, and That Nun. We were joined by two of Sister Eric Marie’s friends, Sister...
Nice Job, Buddy!
Leaders often complain about jealousy upending their teams’ chemistry. Someone on the team has achieved something that another team member covets. The feelings brought on by this scenario prevent the team from attaining a level of connectedness conducive to team...
A Motivated “US”
A little over a month ago, I had the pleasure of speaking at a fundraising event for Southern Cross Service Dogs, an organization that provides trained service dogs at no cost to veterans with disabilities. The “Always Beside You Gala” was an inspiring event born from...
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