Blaming each other we stopped talking and kept doing more of the same

When I met with the team leader, he shared his frustration with the project team meetings and how the team members always complained that communication and support were weak, leading to project completion that was late, over-budget, and below-quality. So, the team leader kept trying more and more meetings – and the same communication and … Continued

Finding Solutions in a New Location–Skeleton Keys

New Location: We affiliate location with specific behaviors and roles. Our brain wants to make things simple by compartmentalizing what happens, how to act, how others may act within a location. This can be helpful / hurtful. Changing the location may be novel enough to change the discussion and therefore the behaviors and outcomes.