Trust and Accountability within Teams Workshop Notes

Team Building and Leadership notes and slides from a kick-off meeting with a management team. Focus on increasing Trust (within departments and between departments); Accountability (determining where accountability belongs and creating a culture of that is accountable); Working within the Matrix (using the teams existing knowledge and know-how to improve their existing work and to offer input to the Management team on how to improve their work)

Photo Inquiry Friday Strategic Planning Questions

Planning requires people in companies to make their best guess on what to focus on and what not to focus on. Often we get lost is a sea of abstraction and big bold statement like: Increase Communication, Better Team Work, More Profits, Innovate Product and Service Lines … then get frustrated when next year the … Continued

NOISE Analysis: An Alternative to SWOT

The NOISE analysis is an alternative to SWOT. NOISE is a planning technique of looking at what is working and determining areas to improve.

The 5 Levers of Employee Engagement

Often managers are mistaken in their belief that a person’s psychology or personality is what drives engagement. No, it is the work system that drives behaviors and it must be developed to keep people engaged in work that is meaningful and in which they can make progress.

Photo Inquiry Friday What are you accountable for?

What are you accountable for? How can others help you in accomplishing your accountability?
Sounds easy right? Try it, then when you think you have the answer randomly ask 5 people who work in your department the same question. My guess is you will not find many responses that are the same. And that is frustrating for everyone.

Talent Pool Development and Mentor Training Process

The talent pool development and mentor training process aligns individual aspirations and competencies with the company’s current and future needs so that the interests of both can be served.

Team Building Activities What will you NOT DO?!

All team building consultants and facilitators have a ‘Will Not Do’ list – whether they keep it inside their head or they share it…we all have some activities and simulations we will not do.
This happens for a variety of reasons.
Here are some team building activities that are on my Will Not DO list