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Key Takeaways: Some who performs at a high level, but causes tension, may not be a good fit. Athletes need role models for acting appropriately. A team is about more than a single individual. Leadership lessons can be learned anywhere — take the Antonio Brown situation for instance. Leaders and co...
Sometime during the first half of my military career, a wise sergeant major took me under his wing and mentored me. I previously worked in military intelligence but had been thrust into the world of Army logistics. ‘Big Ed,’ as he was affectionately known (he was over 6 ½’ tall!), had forgotten more...
Key takeaways Team members who work with teammates belonging to different pay grades identify more with their teams, perform better and are less likely to leave. These effects occur because pay grade dissimilarity drives down uncertainty regarding appropriate attitudes and behaviors toward teammates...
Key Takeaways: Strategic planning (and alignment) is critical for any organization that wishes to achieve its mission. An effective planning process provides opportunity for critical team/organizational alignment. I have facilitated over 25 strategic planning processes in the past five years. Over h...
There are a number of things that have been shown to help teams work well together: a shared purpose, clear goals, a common approach and accountability. But at the foundation of all of this is a critical ingredient that must be present for a team to thrive – psychological safety. Psychological safet...
Klodiana Lanaj Klodiana Lanaj is a professor and the Martin L. Schaffel Professor in the Management Department of the Warrington College of Business at University of Florida. She received a Ph.D. in Business Administration from Michigan State University in 2013. Prior to graduate school, Klodiana wo...
It’s no secret that changes in team leadership and/or management cause anxiety for all parties involved. New managers and leaders experience uncertainty as they enter teams, often about their team members’ work ethic and performance history ( Is my team high-performing? ), the teams’ expectations of...
The team was assembled in the conference room. They looked miserable and stressed out. They were about to be given the bad news, and the dread had already set in. They all sat staring at either the briefing slide or the reports in front of them, but instead of processing the information, you could s...
The widespread use of communication and information sharing technologies nowadays enables employees to adopt virtual means of interaction rather than solely rely on face-to-face interaction. Many have expressed concerns about communicating via virtual means, especially as it negatively affects team ...
Feedback is a gift, and it’s always better to praise in public and punish in private. Leaders should always be developing other leaders. Leadership development can often be as easy as providing feedback to team members. This response can be delivered in the form of praise or punishment. If you are o...
