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What to say to a teammate who is resistant to change
I launched the Right Words to Say column and video series as a way to help people struggling with real issues on their teams. This week I received a great question from Karen who’s looking for help...
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Stop Making Excuses for Overextending Yourself
This is part two of my blog series in preparation for the launch of the How to Say “No” toolkit (coming soon). Step one, described in the first post, was to figure out what to say “yes” to. In it, I...
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Enough is Enough!–Tips and Tools for Saying NO
I hear complaints about workload and being stretched all the time. Unfortunately, the people who are over-extending themselves are the same people who say “yes” to everything anyone throws at them....
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10 things you did today that undermined teamwork
Even if you’re the most conscientious, friendly, and collaborative person around, you probably did something today that detracted from the effectiveness of your team. Find at least one of these that...
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Dealing with a change that’s hard to swallow
Don’t waste too much time trying to get people to believe in change. Sacrilege, I know. Let me explain. Recently, I spent time with a team that’s adjusting to a pretty big change. They’ve implemented...
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How you can put an end to gossip
Do your passive-aggressive teammates regularly drag you into gossip sessions? Are you feeling uncomfortable with these unproductive gripe sessions but unsure how to escape? If you’re going to make...
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How do I enlist my teammates to change our team for the better?
You know that it’s time to change your team for the better, but you’re not sure how to get your teammates on board. Don’t start up a conversation with “so, I’ve been thinkin’ that our team really...
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Maybe you don’t need to be a team
Several years ago I was asked to help a group of people in a Finance department to become a stronger team. The punchline, after a couple of sessions, was that they didn’t need to be a team. (More on...
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Top 10 Signs that Your Dysfunctional Team is Getting Better
This entire community is dedicated to ending the misery of bad teams. Twice a week I share with you ideas, tips, and tools that I hope are helping to make your teams healthier and more productive....
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How do you integrate a new member onto an existing team?
With the pace of change in organizations today, your team is likely to be integrating a new member sooner than later. Most teams do a lousy job of introducing new team members and that makes life...
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Is your team aligned enough?
When you are a member of a leadership team, and by that I mean a team of people who are each leaders of other teams, alignment is critically important. Many leadership teams settle for cursory...
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After the offsite: How do we sustain positive changes back in the real world?
So you’ve just been at a life-altering, hope-inspiring team offsite. You went in jaded and grumpy about your dysfunctional team and, by 5:00, angels were singing and you had all confessed the error of...
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After the offsite part 3: Helping your teammates live up to their commitments
This is the third in a series about accountability for sustaining team effectiveness breakthroughs after your offsite sessions. The first was about the shared responsibility. The second provided...
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After the offsite part 4: When it is time for the team leader to step in?
This is the final post in a series about accountability for sustaining team effectiveness. The first was an overview of the shared responsibility of you, your teammates, and your team leader. The...
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4 Things Your Team Isn’t Telling You
I’m off on vacation this week spending some time with the home team. I thought it was a great opportunity to try out my first guest post. I’m thrilled to bring you this post from David Hassell, the...
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The 1 thing you can do to improve communication today
If there is one idea that can change your team faster than any other single idea, it’s understanding that there is a difference between intent and impact when you communicate with each other. If you...
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Help! I don’t like my teammate
“If you can’t be with the one you love honey, love the one you’re with” Stephen Stills In my previous post, I had a little fun with my sarcastic take on why it’s better when you don’t like your...
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Turn the complainer into the contributor
When we at Knightsbridge conduct a Vital Teams intervention™ with our clients, we pair a group dynamics expert with an expert in individual behavior. This tag team approach moves teams ahead by...
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Great minds think alike
How many times have you heard a teammate say something that was exactly what you were just about to say? You pat yourself on the back and think “hey, I was going to say that.” Often in these...
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A radical solution to the silo problem
I work with so many talented people at Knightsbridge that the opportunity to bring you a diverse mix of stories and perspectives is vast. Today, a first guest post from my colleague and friend Dr....
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