Are you a good employee? What even is a good employee?
I was on a webinar recently on whether we can measure whether someone is likely to be a “good employee” or not. Which got me
I was on a webinar recently on whether we can measure whether someone is likely to be a “good employee” or not. Which got me
Understanding the composition and chemistry of your team and why people react the way that they do, is a first great step to understanding team dynamics, and why some people do, in the context of a specific team, give their team member(s) the hooby doobies.
It’s about raising awareness – which in turn allows people to see their team mate’s attributes that are different to their own as something that is potentially positive, rather than just irritating. That can, in and of itself reduce conflict that teams experience.
By spread, I mean that we take on the emotions of other people. So Negative Nellie leaves a trail that then “infects” her workmates. The boss casts a pall all over the office, almost like a sneeze.
These team adventures are done completely in isolation of real life. They’re the brainwave of the poor sucker who is in charge of organising an event. They seem fun, and get the team out of the office for the day, but….
He has a nice model that summarises their characteristics with some suggested approaches for managing or leading each one.. It’s worth the read as it makes some good points, and no doubt you’ll recognise teams you have worked (or work?) in.
Who does what, and how much is often a source of malcontent in teams. Being aware of this bias is a helpful first step. Researchers suggest that a first step to dealing with this conflict is to estimate the other person’s contribution BEFORE comparing it to your own or the rest of the team’s.
What are the elements of a high performing team? And how do you get there if you have a team which is not performing well? These are questions that get asked often as people struggle with how to maximise productivity and cohesion of a team (old or new)!
Improving business and people performance New clients often ask me what tools, models, methods I can recommend that will improve their business and people performance.
Often it is the simplest of ideas that can have the most impact. Nancy Kline’s book ‘Time to Think’ is one such an example. Her
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