Dr. Relly Nadler: Today we are going to look at teamwork and collaboration. As a leader, how do you develop your team? How do you build team spirit? How do you get them involved in the team process and the mission? How is trust important in teams and how do you generate it? What are ways […]
Teamwork is an Unnatural Act: Are Your Teams and Organizations Dumbed Down? (Excerpt from Relly’s Leading with Emotional Intelligence) Teamwork is very popular today in organizations, but it is an unnatural act that takes a strategy, discipline and practice. Most organizations talk about teamwork and put a group of workers together and say “you are a […]
Team Ingredient #2 Trust Among Members: What is natural is to rely on yourself or your department and not expect much from others. What is unnatural yet necessary, is to develop an interdependency on others characterized by high trust and risk taking. Actions: Leaders develop trust by trusting their people. Leaders develop trust by being […]
Team Ingredients #3 Established expectations and guidelines – What is natural is to assume that co-workers are on the same page and that they understand the desired results. What is unnatural yet necessary is to be very deliberate in clarifying reciprocal expectations and establishing guidelines for how to work together effectively. Actions: To be a […]
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 […]
Problem: I was working with a team on their decision making and teamwork using the MBTI. It came up how the leader was very emergent or spontaneous and scheduled at the same time. When he would have an idea or action he’d immediately get up and tell his respective team members. Often for them though, […]