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Taking NO for an Answer

by Laurie Wilhelm
Why is it that sometimes we just can’t take ‘no’ for an answer?
Now, I’m not talking about letting go of an opportunity a lifetime without a fight or not standing up for what …

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Understanding Your Teammate’s Point of View
Understanding Your Teammate’s Point of View

by Richard Highsmith
How often have you found yourself in conflict with a teammate because you see something one way and he/she sees them another? Perspective is a powerful phenomenon. The ancient fable of several blind …

Team Leaders: Three Ways to Motivate Your Team
Team Leaders: Three Ways to Motivate Your Team

by Laurie Wilhelm
Creating a workplace environment that encourages and motivates team collaboration, harmony and achievement is a key task of the team leader. There are actions that you can take and here are three to …

How to Have Good Team Players – Start With Yourself
How to Have Good Team Players – Start With Yourself

Much is written on how to achieve good team work and dynamics by motivating others. But what if you have little influence on the group? Well, there’s one person you can always influence and that’s …

The Blame Game
The Blame Game

“They.”
“They said.”
“They want it.”
When you’ve been assigned a project and tell your team that you’re doing it because “they told us to,” how does it make you look?
Powerless? Weak? Like “they” are the big bosses …

How to Build Confident Work Teams
How to Build Confident Work Teams

There are many pathways to building confident work teams. Whether you are working with a new team, or an established already well-functioning one, the guidelines below can support you in building an even stronger, focused, …