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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.

Full Engagement: Encouraging People to Contribute Their Very Best

Today's organizations face tremendous challenges and opportunities that:

  1. Cannot be effectively addressed in silos or through hierarchical dictates
  2. Require relevant and diverse perspectives, skills, knowledge, and experiences of people, who are typically organized into groups of two to twenty
  3. Need those group members to be highly motivated to make the work of their group a top priority

Increasingly, the first two points are commonly understood and pursued. Unfortunately, many organizations fail at the third: taking the action that will inspire group members to fully commit themselves to the task at hand. Read Full Post.