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Do specific goals really work?

Goal setting is all about getting clear on the destination so everyone is on the same page and working toward the same end point. Here’s how to balance specificity with flexibility.

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How do you find ease and flow as a team?

If you want to build a high-impact team or achieve that big-hairy-audacious goal, you have to be willing to put in the effort to see it through. But that doesn’t mean it has to be difficult or laborious, necessarily…

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The shadow side of playing to your strengths

Aristotle argued that virtues lie between deficiency and excess - and there is more and more evidence that suggests that success doesn’t come from playing to your strengths. It comes from using your strengths in the right situations at the right times. Explore the shadow side of the strengths on your team for each of the Enneagram types.

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Why I do this work…

I work with teams not because I care about increasing productivity in the workplace. (That is a nice byproduct of this work.)

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Have you ever come down too hard on someone at work?


Most people wing it when they first start managing a team. Some things come intuitively, but when things get hard you can tend to be a bit harsh with people as you push them to better results. Sometimes you even lose your cool and say something you regret.

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Is micromanaging really the best way to improve performance?

When I work with new managers, it is very common that they are micromanaging at least one member of their team. Hardly anyone wants to admit that they are doing this, and it can be hard to see at first. This video explores why we tend to fall into a habit of micromanaging and what you can do about it.

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