Untangling Complex Group Dynamics Issues

One of the factors I talk about in "Getting Traction" is the difficulty in working through complex and abstract issues.

This is an in depth look ata management team that had spent more than a year spinning on one issue without getting resolution and how the situation was resolved.

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Accountability Starts with You!
Excuse Me?

Funny thing, accountability. Ask almost anyone if they hold themselves accountable and you will receive one of several replies: 'Of course!', 'Sure!', 'I do, but no one else seems to!'.

And then reading a book recently about personal accountability and read this statement:

'Accountability starts with you!'

I could not stop laughing.

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Why is There a Compelling Need for Cultural Competence?

The rationale to incorporate cultural competence into organizational policy are numerous. The National Center for Cultural Competence has identified six salient reasons for review:

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Mentoring
Remind me -- Why are we doing this?

It's hard to 'get results' if no-one knows what the results should be...(As my mother used to say: 'If you aim at nothing, you'll hit it.' Typically Irish - it's not really meant to make sense, but it does...).

How do you make sure your program 'gets results'?

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Militarizing the High Tech Industry

It never ceases to amaze me how much military talk and metaphor are used in the high-tech industry. Having a military background has really helped me to fully understand the complexity of what's at hand. But I wonder how much others really understand what other people are talking about when they use military lingo. I thought I'd share with you some insight and first-hand knowledge by expanding on some of the military concepts we often use.

Managing The Five C's of Virtual Teams

Your face to face kickoff meeting has just been deemed nonessential travel by the powers that be. The project, however, is just as essential as ever. The team members are scattered in offices all over the country. They’ve never met, seen, or heard each other, but they need to work as a unit. Getting them to gel together is your challenge.

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Mentoring
Your Managers Don't Buy It?

When we're asked to help refresh or rejuvenate mentoring programs that are struggling to make an impact, the most common underlying problem is lack of clearly defined program goals.

The second most common problem is lack of buy-in by managers and supervisors.

Here are the top three reasons why this happens:

HWEs are bad for everyone - bad for business, bad for the community, bad for families, and bad for individual or groups of employees. With information and guidance, often there are steps that can be taken to improve a bad situation.

Here are the steps we feel can be taken if you are uncertain about your work environment.

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The Best Team Experience

In many ways, it's up to the individual whether or not s/he has a positive or negative team experience. We often think too highly of how others relate to us, but with a conscious effort, we as individuals can make the ultimate difference in how we affect the team or group process and outcomes.

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