The Caveman Effect - The Evolution of Inventing High Performance Teams

In the beginning… The caveman needed to survive. Man found safety in groups. It was not a matter of preference, it was a matter of necessity. If you were not a part of a group, your chances for survival were slim. Conformity to the majority became necessary to stay in a group and physical strength was the dominant factor for group leadership. Those who were strong and successful in the art of survival had the majority influence toward that conformity and only the strong challenged these leaders. If you challenged the leadership, you needed to be prepared to fight. And, if you lost, you were forced to leave the safety of the group and fend for yourself. The risk was great so there were few challengers and it became an ingrained survival response to gain acceptance from the group, so people just kept quiet.

Managing Your Team (Part 10) - Why Assumptions Are Dangerous

How often do we assume we know someone, know where they are coming from? What behaviour do your team members adopt when they disagree with or don't understand the views or behaviours of others? How often have their (your) assumptions been way off the mark?

Creating Successful Team Charters

Do you have a team that is frustrated, not making progress, or unclear about expectations? There is one single thing that can alleviate or eliminate these challenges and get the team off to a solid start…a team charter.

Team Building: How to Create a Dynamic and Successful Work Environment

Team building is an excellent way to create a positive work environment. With the proper working foundation, your company will be able to achieve success.

Teamwork - Does It Always Work?

Team Building Is All The Rage - But Is It Always Necessary Or Effective?

Meetings, Meetings, Meetings: Effective Time Use and Building Consensus for Church Meetings

Conduct meetings that will build energy and concensus while strengthening group synergy. Church meetings are just a waste of time in most situations since the leader is not prepared and the participates seize the opportunity to focus the attention on their pet issues rather than the purpose of the meeting. Learn Hugh's tips for conducting powerful meetings.

Office Team Building Exercises

By utilizing office team building exercises, you'll improve your company's internal communications, morale, trust and cohesiveness. Some examples include use of arts, sports, games or any structured form of interacting that requires teamwork.

Do You Have A Winning Team?

There are days when, like the rest of us, you have wondered whether you should fire all the staff. Likewise, your staff were probably thinking it wouldn't be bad to hire a new boss. What's wrong with this picture?

Leading Knowledge Workers: Avoid These 5 Deadly Leadership Sins

Knowledge workers are the individuals who use their 'brains' instead of their 'brawn' to get work done. These are the information specialists, researchers, marketing and sales experts whose talents drive the success of your business. To ensure high performance - you must manage these talented individuals differently than employees of the past. Their talents can help you take your business to the top. But like a spirited racehorse, they must be handled with care.

Apply 'Praise Motivation' to Employees

Motivating employees is all about expressing sincere admiration to employees by their manager. When they know that their effort, ability, and work output are being respected, they are more likely to enjoy their job and heed office directives. The effect is a good working environment.

The Most Misused Tool in Meetings

This article will describe the most effective uses of the issue bin or parking lot – a tool often used incorrectly and counterproductively.

Weak Link Team Members and Their Excuses

Have you ever played on a serious sports team or worked in a management position? Have you ever been on a committee where everyone had to pull their weight to pull off a rather large project to insure success?

Team Building Adventures: Where Reality TV and the Corporate Boardroom Meet the Great Outdoors

Combining corporate team building and popular TV shows such as CSI, Amazing Race, and Survivor is an outstanding way to create unique and memorable events for groups and employees. Getting employees out of the boardroom and into the great outdoors allows them to get out of the corporate setting and well out of their comfort zone, where real self-learning can take place.

10 Ways To Retain Your Top Talent

If LaBron James decided to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers for another team, the performance of that franchise would drop like a rock. This is the case for any business, no matter what business you're in. Losing the 10% of your performers has 5-10 times more impact on your business than losing your average performers.

Removing Mediocrity from Business Teams

If you run a company and you run it like a sports team or Navy Seals Special Team, well then you should be congratulated indeed. It is that level of commitment, which can win markets in business thru streamlined efficiency in Management at all levels and camaraderie at the front desk and line workers.