by Meredith Nieuwsma | Oct 8, 2018 | A Human System, Feedback
Remember the Human System? It’s the reason so many of us don’t do well giving or receiving feedback. Here’s a quick recap, worded a little differently than you may have seen it before: We are unique, with different beliefs, values, passions, gifts...
by Rodger Price | Oct 1, 2018 | Being a Person Worth Following, Shaping Culture
(This post was first published here on November 7, 2016.) I am reading a good book right now called Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth. In a nutshell, this book is about the various psychological studies done over many years around what...
by Meredith Nieuwsma | Sep 24, 2018 | Building a Great Team, Developing the Team
(This post was first published here on October 3, 2016.) I’ve served on a whole lot of teams in my life, some great, some not-so-great, and I can say without hesitation that the team I work with at Leading by DESIGN is the best, healthiest, most connected team...
by Rodger Price | Sep 17, 2018 | Building a Great Team, Developing the Team
(This post was first published here on September 26, 2016.) Chemistry is the last of our eight characteristics of great teams. This is the most difficult of the eight characteristics to write about as it’s the one I understand the least. I believe we can teach you...
by Rodger Price | Sep 10, 2018 | Being a Person Worth Following, Building a Great Team, Developing the Team
(This post was first published here on September 19, 2016.) Grace is a unique aspect of great teams. It’s also something that is seldom talked about by experts in team performance. Do you remember what we meant we used the term “grace” at our offsite where we...
by Jeffrey Boersma | Sep 4, 2018 | Building a Great Team, Developing the Team
(This post was first published here on September 12, 2016.) If everyone were just more like me, the world would be a better place—or at least my organization would be—or at least my team would be. Besides being an entirely narcissistic statement, it would not be the...
by Rodger Price | Aug 27, 2018 | Building a Great Team, Developing the Team
(This post was first published here on September 6, 2016.) In order to be a great team, there are specific tasks that need to be done very well. The word “talent” describes what is required in order to achieve each of these tasks with excellence. Great teams have the...
by Meredith Nieuwsma | Aug 20, 2018 | Building a Great Team, Developing the Team
(This post was first published here on August 30, 2016.) As I write this post, there are 6,289 books on trust available under the Business and Money category on Amazon. What can we possibly add to all that wisdom? Maybe nothing. But please keep reading anyway. Trust...
by Rodger Price | Aug 13, 2018 | Building a Great Team, Developing the Team
(This post was first published here on August 22, 2016.) Communication is truly one of the key characteristics of great teams. Effective communication is rarely identified as a strength in the teams I’ve had the privilege to observe over the past twenty years. In...
by Jeffrey Boersma | Aug 6, 2018 | Building a Great Team, Developing the Team
(This post was first published here on August 15, 2016.) In Patrick Lencioni’s The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, he lists five characteristics of a dysfunctional team. One of those five is “the lack of commitment.” When people have not had the opportunity to air their...
