If you work with people, then you have had to deal with conflict of some sort. Conflict is neither good nor bad, it is just conflict. It is how people handle the conflict that will determine if it leads to a positive or negative outcome. Conflict is bound to happen at work. We have our … Continue reading
Working with a team of people can be a challenge, especially if you have a hard time listening to your teammates and considering their problems and solutions if they differ from your opinion. We do not have a lot of scheduled team meetings, at our office because we have a morning huddle each day. At … Continue reading
There have been times when my employer will ask me what a certain employee because something has given him reason to wonder and he figures I should know since I’m the manager. If I do not know, which I may not at that very moment, he will wonder why. Ask any manager and they will … Continue reading
When working with a group of people it can be difficult to get everyone on the same boat and rowing in the same direction at the same time. Often this is due to a lack of leadership with a passion for what they do and a clear understanding of what the purpose of the team … Continue reading
Generational differences can affect a business in many ways. One of the biggest issues with a multigenerational team is unrealistic expectations due to lack of understanding of each other’s views. People tend to believe that everyone should think the same way they do as the following situation that occurred in our medical office a few … Continue reading
Many times clients will tell me how hard it is to get their people to become a functional team. I have found that in many cases managers or team leaders think that it should be easy (especially if this is their first try at putting a team together). Creating any type of team takes time, … Continue reading
Conflict is bound to happen at work, but there are advantages of it. Without it, nothing would change. If you are dissatisfied with how a system works and someone else thinks it is okay, if there were no conflict in opinion there would not be a chance to improve the system and create a positive … Continue reading
What do you mean there is no “I” in Team? We often hear the phrase, “There is no I in Team.” What does this mean? I think the implication is when you are working on a team no one can be “self serving” they have the good of the team in mind with what they … Continue reading
How do you feel about your job? Do you love it or hate it? Or is your job just okay and will do for the time being while you figure out what you really want to do? The latest Gallup Poll showed that 70% of Americans hate their job. That is a pretty amazing fact! Yet … Continue reading
When a group of people working together realize that it is their combined knowledge and effort that makes the difference, they then are becoming real team. They understand that everyone on the team needs to be focused on the success of the team rather than their own individual success. They strive to work together for the overall common … Continue reading
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