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7 Employee Comments that Destroy a Team

Rick Conlow

The team leader did little upfront analysis or training. Early in my career, I had a process improvement project that included service managers from various locations. After reviewing goals, ground rules and doing some training, we started. We worked through it by applyinng constructive confrontations skills.

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Synergy Unleashed: The Power of Great Teamwork

Rick Conlow

Our assessment identified a silo mentality throughout the organization and minimal leadership development or training. We addressed the issues with new communication channels, customer service and quality initiatives, on-going quality leadership training for all leaders (executives, too), and team development applications.

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6 Turnaround Tactics for a Failing Team

Rick Conlow

Less than 25% of employees have attended a company sponsored training program in the last five years. If you are the leader you will need to know how to do this or need to engage a trained facilitator to help you. Certainly, all team needs group dynamics training or they will stumble unneccesarily. Professionalize Your Team.

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6 Turnaround Tactics for a Failing Team

Rick Conlow

Less than 25% of employees have attended a company sponsored training program in the last five years. If you are the leader you will need to know how to do this or need to engage a trained facilitator to help you. Certainly, all team needs group dynamics training or they will stumble unneccesarily. Professionalize Your Team.

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Can Employees Really Speak Up Without Retribution?

Harvard Business

Thus not surprisingly, lots of leaders say they want to encourage their employees to speak freely, whether it’s by offering creative new ideas, identifying process improvements, or even calling out unethical behavior. One important one is to actively embrace constructive conflict. Finally, be aware of cultural differences.