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Blog Posts from December 2009

Happy New Year!

Thanks to all of you who have stopped by for a visit this year.  Read Full Post.

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Focus on Meaning at Work

As 2009 wraps up, I find myself reflecting on all that I’ve learned in the last three months, since Extraordinary Groups (Jossey-Bass, 2009) was published. Read Full Post.

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No More Touchy-Feely!

Lately, I’ve been hearing and thinking about the phrase “touchy-feely” a bit more often than I usually do. If you are a team leader inclined to pay attention to team development or if you are a facilitator of such events, you might want to join me in an exploration of this phrase, its meaning, and its implications. Read Full Post.

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An Ice-Breaker for a Team Development Off-site

If you lead a group and periodically take them off-site to build their capacity to work together or if you facilitate such sessions, this blog post might be useful to you. It’s about an ice-breaker I plan to use this week with a seven-member leadership team. Read Full Post.

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