Have you thought about the traits that would have people want to work with you, on your team? Here are 5 key traits that make the difference. If you show them, they support cohesive teamwork, which of course means an easier job for you.
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Tips For Working With Remote Teams
Let’s talk about some of the issues you may encounter working with remote teams. These teams may be in another country, or simply another office in another city. Here are the things to be aware of to ensure you are working as ‘one.’
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5 Traits Your Team Will Want To See From You
Have you thought about the traits that would have people want to work with you, on your team? Here are 5 key traits that make the difference. If you show them, they support cohesive teamwork, which of course means an easier job for you.
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Are You Respecting The Introverts On Your Team
People that are quiet are often labelled as introverts. These people have a lot of valuable skills if you are open to respecting the way they operate. Here is how to get the best out of them.
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How To Be Rational When Things Go Wrong
When things go wrong it is natural to be emotional and get angry, and blame others. Here is a look at why this isn’t of value to you or the team and how to approach things differently.
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Do You Have The PERFECT Project Team?
How perfect is your project team? Do you consider that often times they aren’t perfect or good enough to do the job for you? Let’s look at what it takes to have a perfect project team.
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Four Practices To Support Self Motivation In Your Team
Jim Collins talked about four practices that support a culture where self-motivation flourishes. I want to share these four practices and explain why they are valuable for us to use as Project Leaders. They ultimately lead to more cohesive team teamwor…
What Is The Impact Of Over Complicating Or Simplifying Too Much
What happens when you over-complicate what is required to complete a task? Do you understand how this impact on your schedule and team members? And if you oversimplify things too much, is the impact the same? Let’s talk about what happens at a team mem…
How To Manage Difficult Team Members
Difficult team members can respond in a passive-aggressive manner when they don’t get their needs met; they can be a blocker and tell you the negative side of anything and everything you are proposing; they might want to control each and every discussi…
What To Do When Your Communication Style Doesn’t Work
What communication style do you use with your team? Aggressive, passive, dictatorial or basically unclear. None of these styles works to get what you want from the people on your team. Let’s explore why they don’t work and why it is valuable to turnaro…
Do You Have A Positive Team Culture?
Let’s talk about team culture. Is your culture combative? I will share my ideas on how to deal with that. Maybe it is cohesive. Then it’s important to keep it that way. And what about if you have a culture of silos. I talk to you about how to change th…
How To Deal With Miscommunication
We all know that miscommunication costs us. Rework. Disagreement. Everyone working in different directions. Here are some ways to manage miscommunication. First, it is about understanding WHY there is miscommunication and where the source is.
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Why Internal Agreements Are Necessary For Your Project
Have you thought about engaging the teams that will work on your project delivery at the Concept phase of your project? What if you set up a formal agreement with them, a contract for delivery on time, on budget and to a set quality standard? New idea….
How To Deal With Complacent Team Members
They disrupt your project by being complacent and not really engaging with either the team nor their work. Sure, it gets done, but in their own time and in a half-hearted manner. Here is some insight into why they act this way. It might help you turnar…
How to Manage Power Struggles On A Project Team
Power struggles on your project? Not helpful, are they? Here are some tips and ideas on how to manage them in order for you all to be heading in the same direction -> project delivery.
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What To Expect From Specific Project Roles
Last week I talked about some people who could work on your project, this week I explore more roles and what to expect from them, including what to look out for.
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Definition Of The Roles On A Project Team
What are the different roles on a project team? What their responsibilities? All roles might not be relevant for your project and if they are at least you will understand what that person should be doing for your project.
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Why Leading Your Team Is Not Easy
Have you thought about HOW you lead your team when there are tasks to be completed? Here are four ways of giving instructions to see why we aren’t getting the results you are expecting from our team.
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