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An In-Depth Look at Team Building at Goldman Sachs
Last fall, investment-banking powerhouse Goldman Sachs took team building to a different stratosphere. Their inaugural Midnight Madness Scavenger Hunt Team Building Activity gave 180 of the brightest minds in finance a new way to work together. Teams assembled at 8pm at a dock along the East River in Manhattan in what would be the start…
Leggi tuttoLead Employee Creativity Through Conceptual Thinking
You’ve hired the smartest, most capable employees you can find for your organization. Are you truly maximizing the value they can bring to you through their creativity? We are entering the conceptual age, where new ideas and innovation are just as critical as data and information. Everyone has the ability to think Conceptually—it’s about finding…
Leggi tuttoWhat Does My Team Need?
Harvard Business Review is one of my main sources of information when it comes to keeping in touch with organisational trends, and recently they were promoting a new book “HBR Guide to Managing Up and Across”. It wasn’t the book that caught my attention but the extract from it headlined “4 Things Every Team Needs”.…
Leggi tuttoHiring with Candidate Motivations and Attitudes in Mind
Hiring the traditional route by using just a resume and interview are quickly becoming archaic. It is time to give hiring for your team the importance it deserves…and it is easier than you think. When looking to hire, look at the motivations of that new hire. Motivations are a critical element to hiring in today’s…
Leggi tuttoHow to Accelerate the Achievement of Team Goals
In yesterday’s blog, we looked at a better way to set a goal. Now, it’s time to take action to realize that goal. Achievement of specific team goals starts with recognizing how people act and where behavioral dynamics can drive team performance. Taking a look at key behavioral components of a team can accelerate the goal…
Leggi tuttoTap Into Employee Strengths to Be a Better Manager
Think of your favorite companies and what they do for you. Nordstrom for example, is a company known for high-class customer service…but the Nordstrom brand is built by the sales people who work at there. That exceptional service is a reflection of strong people and strong management. The manager/employee dynamic can drive a brand but…
Leggi tuttoUsing Brain Science to Set Smart Goals
The SMART Goals (or Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-bound Goals) concept came out over 30 years ago. Think about all of the things that have been developed in the last 30 years and then think about if we’re still trying to set goals in the same way. I actually think SMART Goals are a…
Leggi tuttoUse Cognitive Diversity to Get the Most Out of the Workplace
The power of having cognitive diversity in the workplace is the same power that companies try to attain through strong leadership and great communication. It’s a more inclusive, collaborative, and open space where people feel empowered to create and implement ideas. Workforce diversity isn’t simply about fairness—thankfully most organizations have moved beyond that low threshold…
Leggi tuttoVirtual Workforce: Organizational Trust Is Necessary
A Virtual Workforce is the New Reality of Work. It’s that simple—and if you don’t adopt, your organization will be left behind. Melissa Mayer and Yahoo may be making the headlines for her in-office policies (and we can debate whether she’s right or wrong), but the fact is, Yahoo is like a salmon swimming upstream…
Leggi tutto5 Key Ways to Be a Better Leader
Leadership is always challenging—in today’s environment, where change happens more quickly than ever and a leader’s sphere of influence is ever-widening, the leadership challenge hits on many levels. What do successful leaders do? What are key behavioral traits that strong leaders possess and act upon? Where are organizational priorities for leadership? Last week at the…
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