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Why Consensus Kills Team Building | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

In recent months I have observed a decent amount of politically correct discourse on the topic of team building and equality. The gist of the argument seems to be that for teams to be productive, employees have to feel “empowered&# by having an equal voice. I can sum-up my feeling on this in one word… ridiculous.

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Leadership Spine Poems as Reflective Practice: If Your Books Could Talk…

Let's Grow Leaders

What if your leadership books could collaborate to support your growth? The post Leadership Spine Poems as Reflective Practice: If Your Books Could Talk… appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. The post Leadership Spine Poems as Reflective Practice: If Your Books Could Talk… appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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Frontline Festival: Leaders Share About Team Building (with video)

Let's Grow Leaders

This month’s festival is about team building. Leaders need to adjust to the skill and abilities of the people, and don’t expect new people to fit into the team exactly as those doing the job previously. He also shares ways to strengthen your team even if you aren’t ready to schedule a team building event.

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Frontline Festival: Leaders Share Team Building Ideas

Let's Grow Leaders

If you find yourself on a dysfunctional team, or just want to get a new team off to a great start, ask yourself the following three questions from Susan Mazza of Random Acts of Leadership. You may discover that your team is nothing more than a committee in disguise. Follow Susan. Fred Wilson. Follow Jesse. Follow Wally.

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Experts Chime in on “Energizing Leadership:” A Frontline Festival

Let's Grow Leaders

Our May Festival is all about energizing leadership. Wally Bock of Three-Star Leadership tells us time off is good for you and your team. Set the example, by taking breaks, building downtime into your schedule, and taking time off regularly. ” Leadership is like that. Leadership must be renewed from within.

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5 Secrets To Awesome Team Building

Terry Starbucker

For the Awesome Team is not built overnight. However, if the savvy leader can tap into what I believe are the 5 secrets to Awesome Team building, that process will go a lot faster – and get the desired results. Just remember 5 words: Respect. RESPECT the work. Remember, it’s about the people you lead.

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Why Your Leadership Is Overrated

N2Growth Blog

How are your leadership skills? There’s no shortage of independent empirical data generated over the years supporting the fact most people tend to overrate their leadership ability. I’ve always said leaders need to get over themselves and get on to the practice of leadership. Leadership isn’t a one-size-fits-all endeavor.