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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
At the end of a busy day I look at all I’ve accomplished – multiple coaching sessions, meetings, emails, phone calls – I hardly had a moment to stop! But was I really productive? I got a lot accomplished but what I didn’t get a chance to do was to look ahead and make real [...]
Several weeks ago we welcomed Ester, a 17 year old young woman from Brazil, into our home. She will be here for a month, with a goal of improving her English. (Or maybe it’s her father’s goal.) I wasn’t sure what to expect as far as her English language abilities but what I know now [...]
