Building an effective team

First name on the team-sheet

We spend a lot of time, effort and money on so-called “team-building” events and initiatives. But that term [team-building] usually relates to enhancing the morale and cohesion of existing teams.

Picture credit: Tom Brogan

We don’t, however, spend so much time thinking about real team-building – i.e. creating new teams, from scratch. Which is a pity. [...]

I'm a visionary, get me out of here

If prophets are despised in their own land, where does that leave Visionaries – are they trapped or liberated by their own insight? The V word has increasingly wide currency but is far more often misappropriated than warranted. So how do you recognise a true visionary among the pretenders?

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Well there is an obvious [...]

clean up your language

Most people realise that effective communication is vital for effective relationships. But how often are we really lazy in our choice of language?

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We say or write things that can cause serious misunderstanding because we do not always think properly, before communicating.

If you recognise this problem and would like to improve your own [...]

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