Employees work harder and better when they feel appreciated. Brush up on your appreciative feedback skills with the help of my blog post this week.
The Superbowl Shuffle
Not that Motown!
Team Genealogy
In People We Trust
How do you really feel about the others in your work team? Do you feel that they have your back or are some of them ready to take advantage if you should stumble? Just not knowing the answer to that question is enough to put you on your guard. And that is when teams become less productive than they could be and workplaces become less pleasant than they should be.
In this post I bring to your attention two recent TED Talks dealing with teamworking and how to create the right environment for forming a great team.
Flying Fish and Honking Geese
Fun should not be a dirty word at work. The person who loves their work, never has to work another day in his or her life. Yet, many leaders are very unconfortable with seeing broad smiles and hearing laughter in the workplace. Aren't they taking their work seriously. Quality will drop. Production will decline. NO! Exactly the opposite. This blog post visits a workplace where having fun not only improved the attitude of employees, but drew customers in to see what they were missing.
Trust -- A Forgotten Team Virtue?
Do you REALLY trust your team-fellows? What about those who report to you, and those to whom you report? If you cannot give an unequivocal YES to all three, then you are among the majority but you are not in a high-performing organization. This post explores the consequences of mistrust and some solutions for leaders to build trust.