7 Steps to High-Performance Teams

I recently facilitated a High-Performance teams workshop at the OD network of Western NY. While we did not get to everything, we had amazing discussions about “training” vs. “learning” and sharing models with teams. Additionally, we discussed the following resources throughout the day. Leaderships responsibility in building teams I2U2ME2WE Developing Teams Power point…2 day program Putting … Continued

Leaders develop structure for teams

One key component of high level leadership is the ability to put together this team with the right range and balance of skill, while ensuring that the structure and skill sets that people contain are being properly utilized.
To develop the right range and balance of skills people and teams need both skill based and people based training combined with the ability to display their;

Potential capability
Values and commitment
Skilled knowledge.

Great Team Dynamics Include

Great team dynamics include; Identify a leader Establish roles & responsibilities + discuss what each person ‘brings to the table’ Establish a set of goals & objectives Establish an agenda for managing time to complete the task/meeting Establish a method to determine how they will reach agreement Establish ground rules for their meetings Proper & … Continued

Making People, Teams & Organizations Better!

  Images of some Corporate & College groups. Corporate Leadership Development group completing Leadership Pipeline. A leader needs to have strong connections and have the ability to critically think through real time resources and capacities of work projects. A Large Company Team Building Picnic Program. Rollerball focused on Inter and intra departmental collaboration. Additionally customer … Continued

2010 ASQ Buffalo NY Lean 6 Sigma Conference *Mike is Presenting

I am so honored and proud to be presenting a 6 hour interactive process at the 2010 ASQ Buffalo Lean Six Sigma Conference. The presentation will take place on October 19th from 8:30am-4:00pm. IT IS GOING TO BE AWESOME! Developing / Leading / Being Part of Effective 6 Sigma Teams Who should attend and why? … Continued

Teams Where Choice is Innovation and Engagement

The concept of Self-Directed and Other-Directed is that self-directed people believe they have a choice and stay accountable for actions and projects. While other-directed people believe they have no options but to comply and take revenge on your company and act like a victim. When you ask a self-directed person to do a task, their … Continued

Corporate Facilitator Tool Box Silence

Recently I was facilitating a team of 15 – a group that wished to enhance their team skills by creating a culture of empowerment. As I progressed through the training, I saw that when I asked a question and asked the team to spend some time (generally 3-5 minutes) planning how they would solve the … Continued