How to Handle Ghost Teammates
Is your team haunted by ghost teammates? Halloween is the perfect occasion to discuss the menacing nature of ghost teammates—team members who disappear when they are needed the most. Ghost teammates are not dependable. They have an aversion to challenges and a knack...
Grouchy Teammates
Fifty-one years ago last week, Oscar the Grouch made his debut on Sesame Street. To commemorate the event, October 15 is now recognized as National Grouch Day—a date for all grouches to celebrate their way of life. According to the holiday’s website, a grouch is “an...
10 Habits of Good Teammates
For better or worse, we are defined by our habits. What we consistently do sets the boundaries of our comfort zone. Since we tend to function at the mean of our comfort zone, our habits play a crucial part in determining the extent of our success. Successful people...
When Teammates Are Smart
Every morning before begrudgingly heading off to work in the sweltering open hearths of Bethlehem Steel, Pete Carril’s father offered his son the same advice: The strong always take from the weak, but the smart take from the strong. Choose to be smart. The younger...
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