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A.N.T. Monitors

A.N.T. Monitors

Good teammates monitor their ANT populations. Renowned physician and psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen coined the term ANT (Automatic Negative Thought) in the early 1990s. After an especially tough day of dealing with suicidal patients, troubled teens, and contentious...
Marliese the Photographer

Marliese the Photographer

Marliese Marie is a brilliant photographer. She works closely with acting and modeling agencies in commercial hotbeds like New York, Atlanta, Miami, Orlando, and Los Angeles. Clients find her to be creative, personable, and exceptionally gifted at capturing the...
4 Ways to Crush Cliques

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

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!

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...

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