5 Ways to Confront a Toxic Teammate
Every team heading in the wrong direction has them—toxic teammates. They are malcontents, agitators, and disruptors of harmony. As the expression goes, they seem to have a problem for every solution. What to do about them? One thing is for sure, if you do nothing, the...
The Flying Lullaby
I spoke at a conference on Saturday, and I gave the audience some examples of the different teams to which we can belong—our place of employment, our community, our family, etc. I happened to mention that even the passengers on an airplane can be a team. Little did I...
The Pooh Bear Statue
Sometimes the best lessons in life come at the most unexpected moments. I’ve been juggling a few different projects this month, and the stress associated with those projects has caused me in many ways to be something other than a good teammate lately to the teammates...
Respect vs. Disrespect
What matters more to you, respect or disrespect? I had an opportunity recently to speak at a juvenile detention center, and this was a confusing question for many of the individuals there. In my experience, this a group that genuinely benefits from hearing the “Be a...
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