Trustworthiness requires being willing and able to be vulnerable. A dictionary definition would say that vulnerability is being susceptible to physical or emotional injury. In this case, it means emotional injury — being "available" emotionally such that you care...
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Can You Handle the Truth?
Seeking the truth. Finding the truth. Facing the truth. Communicating the truth. It takes an extraordinary commitment to the truth to seek it and frankly not everyone is interested. Some people like their own version of reality just fine, thank you. It’s hard to make...
Right People in the Right Seats, Please
Remember this premise from Jim Collins in his book Good to Great? “When we began the research project, we expected to find that the first step in taking a company from good to great would be to set a new direction, a new vision and strategy for the company, and then...
Why Do A-Players Leave Voluntarily?
When it comes to employee engagement and retention, why would your A-Players leave your company voluntarily? Hmmm... Let’s say an employee — let’s call him John — takes initiative to advance the team’s efforts to reach a goal. After much convincing he had team...
How to Survive the Team Drama Triangle
I've been there and maybe you have too — being held accountable for producing a result, then given people to work with who do not report to you. Hah! Good luck! In executive team building the team drama triangle must be identified and squashed. Sometimes...
The Naked Truth about Team Killers and Builders
It takes conscious effort and courage to build a high-performing team. Interestingly, I have seen — and probably so have you — issues like these team killers ignored by top management until they fester into real trouble — bottom line trouble. It reminds me of the...
Leadership Strategies for Building an Effective Team
In today’s business it is important to strengthen the links uniting you and your team if you are committed to being victorious. The reality is a leader without followers goes into battle alone. Leaders earn followers. So how do you garner their allegiance?...
Dimension of Team Power #7: Team Trust
“Above all, success in business requires two things: a winning competitive strategy, and superb organizational execution. Distrust is the enemy of both. I submit that while high trust won't necessarily rescue a poor strategy, low trust will almost always derail a good...
Team Power Dimension #3: Encouraging Team Innovation
Wow, we are already on week three of our seven-week series. If you’ve missed the early content, you can start from the beginning by clicking here. Or if you’d rather read the topic in its entirety, you can download my complimentary eBook, 7 Dimensions of Team Power...









