10 Pitfalls to Avoid in Creating and Leading Teams

Originally this was written for a workshop called ‘Long Term Implementation of Lean Six Sigma within Organizations’ … and with some changes the content is applicable and valuable to anyone who manages, works on, and puts work teams together.

Team Building and Employee Engagement Day

Team Building has to be connected to the team and how it accomplishes its work. Below is an example of a team building program design / agenda and outcomes. This was prepared for a full day of Team Building with follow-up coaching and consulting with management and some team members.

Business Development and Team Building with Entrepreneurs

Outcomes from the Entrepreneur Business Development Workshop
– Creating your value proposition;
– Evaluating processes to achieve results;
– The need for a strong learning community;
– Using the ‘7 Steps to High Performance Teams’ in an entrepreneurial way

Team Building and Leadership Development with PMBA Students

Spent time with University of Rochester Simon Graduate School of Business PMBA class.

Team Building & Leadership Development
developing a foundation of team work
communication and commitment to the work
7 Steps to High Performance Teams.

Cooperation and Outward Spiraling Success Loops

The cooperation loop is a mindset of working to find cooperation…any size large and small and develop practice of building from that cooperation.
I argue that it works way better than the resistance loop and the results are greater for everyone.