Tip #1: The Team Charter
Does your team have an agreed upon method and process for interacting with each other? Has your team discussed how it wants…
Tip #2: Know Your Role
“Teamwork — noun: work done by several associates with each doing a part but all subordinating personal prominence to the efficiency of…
Tip #3: Re-evaluate Yearly Goals
With less than three months remaining in the year, it’s time to dust off your 2005 goals and assess your progress. Here…
Tip #4: Encourage a Diversity of Ideas
“No one is thinking if everyone is thinking alike.” – General George S. Patton Think about the importance of this statement. Innovative…
Tip #5: Stay Together
If you ask one of the professional guides at the Colorado Mountain School about the four rules that experienced teams always abide…
Tip #6: Helping New Team Members
While hiring top talent is important, it’s also important for existing team members to create an environment in which newcomers are welcome…
Tip #7: Transforming Performance Goals Into Reality
How do you transform performance goals into reality? The importance of establishing performance goals cannot be understated. Typically worked on between an…
Tip #8: Delegate and Deliver
How do you delegate AND get the results that you want? Sometimes it does seem easier to do it yourself. Delegating responsibilities…
Tip #9: Put Me in Coach
Managers are responsible for a lot these days – hiring staff, meeting budget targets, and achieving departmental goals. This is a strain…
Tip #10: From Peer to Manager
“I used to be a member of this team. Now I’m the manager. Do I really have to discipline the non-performers?” Making…