Teamwork is an Unnatural Act: #4 Communication Skills and Conflict Resolution

Team Ingredients #4 Communication Skills and Conflict Resolution: What is natural is to avoid conflict, jump to rash conclusions and not communicate what you are thinking. What is unnatural yet necessary is to make your thinking visible, fill in the “white space” for people, identify your assumptions and resolve conflicts. Actions: The team needs to […]

Teamwork is an Unnatural Act: #5 Personal Leadership

Team Ingredients #5 Personal Leadership: What is natural is to stay in your comfort zone and only take risks that you are assured of success. What is unnatural yet necessary is to take risks that are consistent with your values and become a change leader stretching and encouraging others in spite of your own doubts […]

Teamwork is an Unnatural Act: #6 Appreciation of Differences

Team Ingredient #6 Appreciation of Differences: What is natural is to value team members with similar backgrounds and opinions. What is unnatural yet necessary is to embrace differences and creative tensions to generate better solutions and raise the “Team IQ.” Actions: The leader is a powerful role model to the team for how to deal […]

Teamwork is an Unnatural Act: #7 Accountability & Consequences

Team Ingredient #7 Accountability & Consequences – What is natural is to be disappointed with the efforts of others on your team, but never hold anyone accountable for the missed “deliverables.” What is unnatural yet necessary is to discuss accountabilities and consequences up front, before a project gets underway and review them throughout the project. […]

Harvesting Your Happiness, with filmmaker Lisa Cypers Kamen

Lisa Cypers Kamen of the Harvesting Happiness Company, is internationally recognized as an acclaimed documentary filmmaker, positive psychology life coach, devoted philanthropist, author, radio and television talk show host, renowned happiness expert, public speaker and mother of two. As an expert in her field, Ms. Kamen educates both private and public audiences on building and […]

Ken Blanchard, Author of “The One Minute Manager,” Speaks from the Heart

Management GURU, Ken Blanchard, is a prominent, sought-after author, speaker, and business consultant. He is universally characterized by his friends, colleagues and clients as one of the most insightful, powerful, and compassionate individuals in business today. Dr. Cathy Greenberg and I talked with Ken, who coauthored with Spencer Johnson, the phenomenal best-selling book, The One […]

Use Your Head to Get Your Foot in the Door

Harvey Mackay is one of America’s most popular and entertaining business speakers, speaking–on average–once a week to Fortune 500-size companies and associations.  Toastmasters International named him one of the top five speakers in the world. He is the author of five New York Times bestsellers that have sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. His […]