The Key Ingredients for Building (or Re-Building) a Cohesive Team
by Michael Holland During a recent visit to Lake Placid, NY, I was able to see the USA Hockey Team’s Miracle on Ice exhibit. What an exhilarating time, seeing the pictures and watching a replay of that magical game! Without much knowledge, we’d think this team just happened to come together and play their hearts [...]
Building a Strong Team is Both Possible – and Remarkably Simple
The single most untapped competitive advantage is teamwork. To gain this advantage, teams must trust each other in order to engage in productive conflict, commit to decisions, hold each other accountable and focus on achieving collective results. The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team™ has a simple goal: To facilitate a learning experience that helps professionals [...]
3 Fears You Should Have When Considering a Promotion
by Michael Holland A promotion brings tremendous thrill and excitement. But seasoned leaders realize that those feelings are short lived. Their hard-won wisdom tells them a promotion’s short honeymoon will be followed by three times as much work as they had before. As you get promoted, especially to your first management position, you [...]
The Slow Fade of a Leader and His Authority
by Michael Holland There he sits, the 52-year-old, slightly graying VP. He’s in the same seat he sits in every week at the meeting. He’s present, but he’s not really here. He talks, but no one actually listens to what he’s saying. He’s productive and his team seems to get the minimal work completed, but [...]
