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Many empirical studies have pointed out that when teams work together remotely, levels of conflict increase. This rise of conflicts can be due to distrust (caused by the “invisibility” of team members’ behaviors), [1] misinterpretation of intentions (caused by lack of social context of email and pho...
With the advancement of online collaboration technology, corporations worldwide have been experimenting on remote work for many years. The pandemic and “stay at home” orders further sped up a full transition to working remotely, especially for technology companies (i.e., Twitter, Dropbox, Square, Sa...
Key Takeaways: As the pandemic continues, employee engagement and trust is beginning to break down Leaders can take action to support their employees Creating a micro-level pulse survey is a strong and immediate strategy to gain insights needed to better support your employees In these strange times...
COVID-19 has forced many leaders and managers to transition to online coaching and development for some time now. Yet, coaching for development within organizations appeared as a trend in 2015 when companies like GE announced they were ditching the annual performance review in favor of more continuo...
Drawing lessons from the devastating 1949 Mann Gulch wildfire tragedy, Unbreakable: Building and Leading Resilient Teams dive into the science behind team resilience. Authors Bradley L. Kirkman and Adam C. Stoverink reveal how teams can overcome setbacks by mastering four critical resources: team co...
The word culture comes up a lot when you’re talking about a team. It comes up even more when said team isn’t doing so hot. In reality, the coaches and leaders of the team want a culture of winning. That is why you don’t hear too much about the negative culture of a team if they are winning. A lot ca...
Key Takeaways Leaders can build strong teams by ensuring everyone understands the organization’s purpose, has role clarity and feels comfortable speaking up Bass’ transformational leadership theory provides a credible approach to ensuring purpose, clarity and psychological safety Building a strong...
Let’s celebrate the small wins – Things are changing in women’s soccer! Incredibly, the more successful and talented women’s soccer team will start earning equal pay to their counterparts. But let’s keep this in perspective to the rest of the women’s income compared to men. There is still a large ga...
Key Takeaways Know what you are looking for Have an effective interview process Key elements of the decision-making process One of the most critical challenges encountered by an early-stage company is found in building the right team and “getting the right people” on the bus (1). Having the best po...
Key Takeways: Communicate at all times Follow through on your word Live your values without compromise Have you ever been in a situation, within your control or not, when you have lost trust with your team? Perhaps it was a leader senior to you that made some decisions that affected you and your col...
