by Jill Knocke | Dec 10, 2020 | Team Coaching, Virtual Teams
Most anyone who has been in a management position is familiar with tips designed to develop high-performing teams: Clearly communicate your mission, empower rather than micromanage, foster cooperation, resolve conflicts quickly, trust your team members. Of course,...
by Nancy Benthien | Sep 16, 2020 | Team Coaching, Virtual Teams, Workplace Culture
There’s no doubt that COVID-19 has changed the way we work. Many workplaces have discovered that they can have a high-performing team in a virtual environment, and their overall productivity is thriving. According to a study by Fuze, 54 percent of workers surveyed...
by Nancy Benthien | Sep 1, 2020 | Leadership Tips, Team Coaching, Workplace Culture, Workplace Culture Tips
Building an effective team goes far beyond hiring top talent. While talent does go a long way, the secret sauce to successful outcomes lies within an effective team strategy. We’re going to dive deeper than the roles your employees have individually and look at how...
by Nancy Benthien | Aug 25, 2020 | Team Coaching
Aristotle once said, “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts,” and this is especially true for a company’s organization. When all parts of a team work together well, the result is a synergistic effect that is just brilliant. However, when even one member of a...
by Nancy Benthien | Jul 21, 2020 | Team Coaching
What stage is your team in? Teams that Work: Back in 1965, Bruce Tuckman first described the phases of team development as forming, storming, norming, and performing. With variations and enhancements on the theme, these phases generally have stood the test of time. In...
by Jill Knocke | Mar 24, 2020 | Team Coaching
Let’s face it, working with teams is complicated. I once was part of an exceptionally dysfunctional team, and it was not only painful but costly to the business and the staff. If we had all been able to move in the same direction, we could have emerged as a market...
