Teams, not individuals, are the future of work. As organizations mobilize to solve increasingly complex problems at an ever-faster pace, cooperation and trust between employees has become paramount. But how do you move teammates from collegial behaviour to true collaboration? By building their empathy and compassion…
https://hbr.org/2016/12/to-make-a-team-more-effective-find-their-commonalities
You are most likely to succeed in life if you use your talents to their fullest extent. Similarly, you’ll suffer fewer problems if you know what your weaknesses are, and if you manage these weaknesses so that they don’t matter in the work you do.
So how you go about identifying these strengths and weaknesses, and analysing the opportunities and threats that flow from them? SWOT Analysis is a useful technique that helps you do this.
If you’re a leader, how do you like the idea of people being able to rate you – giving you a mark out of 10 for your strategic thinking or your people management skills? Initially, it might sound a bit alarming but, in the cut and thrust of business, a company’s success depends largely on its leaders’ abilities.
“But how do you know somebody’s a good leader?”
https://www.mindtools.com/blog/2016/12/05/rate-quality-leadership-skills/
When you’re surrounded by happy, motivated team mates, the working day can pass in a blur of camaraderie. Colleagues can become friends, you enjoy coming to work, and you push one another to do your best work.
On the other hand, even a single day spent with a team that is disengaged, dysfunctional and fractured can drag on forever, and you begin to dread seeing the same dreary faces day after day. And when there’s no energy, ideas dry up and productivity drops.
So, what does it take to create a team that gels and thrives, and gets the job done?
https://www.mindtools.com/blog/2016/12/07/positive-team-tips/