Business meetings shouldn’t be all business. At the start of every meeting one leader I worked with always said: “We don’t get a lot of time together, so let’s take a moment for the people part of us. What’s going on in your life that you’d like to share?” Researchers at MIT identified social support as one  »  Read More

A weekly team meeting can help you keep your team moving forward. It should be at the same date and time every week. Here’s an agenda that’s worked for many people. Personal sharing – what’s going on in everyone’s life? Performance review – are we making our numbers? Project review – are we making  »  Read More

Part of your job is helping the team succeed by accomplishing your mission. That’s obvious but important. Because helping the team succeed is part of your job, you must assure that the important things get done. What must be done today? Because helping the team succeed is part of your job you must consider the  »  Read More

It’s easy to tell when a pair of horses is a team. They’re both hooked up to the same wagon and facing in the same direction and maybe even pulling together. When it comes to human beings, though, the word “team” is not so precise. CEOs refer to tens of thousands of people in their company as “our team.” Many  »  Read More