Share the Love – Team Activity
Have you ever wondered how to wrap up your meetings in a meaningful way? We have an exciting suggestion that will bring numerous benefits to your team: “Share the Love.” By incorporating “Share the Love” as the final item on your meeting agenda, you can accomplish so much more than just ending on a positive […]
The Best of Both Worlds: Encouraging Collaboration AND Independent Work
To unlock next-level teamwork, it’s crucial to understand, assess, and optimize the balance between encouraging collaborative and independent work. Regardless of people’s individual preferences, and regardless of whether you’re working altogether in the office or in a remote setting, team members need to be constantly committed to managing this tension in a healthy way. This […]
Two Truths and a Dream – Team Icebreaker
This DIY activity is a fresh (and more honest) take on the traditional ‘Two Truths and a Lie’ icebreaker. It encourages team members to share both their accomplishments and their dreams in a fun and engaging way. Ask each team member to write down two accomplishments in their life that they are proud of, and […]
How to Speak Your Truth: Mastering the Art of Candid yet Compassionate Dialogue
I was raised in a loving and supportive family and our conversations were always high on tactfulness. We made sure there was lots of kindness and empathy when we dealt with each other. However, we weren’t as high on the truth side of things. It’s not that we were dishonest, but we held back sharing […]
A Winning Approach to the “Back to the Office” Dilemma: Promote Structure AND Flexibility
As we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, not a day goes by where I’m not hearing examples of unhealthy tension between structure and flexibility, specifically when it comes to remote vs. in-person team strategies. Through experiencing the downsides of overdone flexibility, some leaders are taking the approach of forcing their teams back to the office […]
The Secret to a Thriving Workplace: Learning to Embrace What Most Leaders Avoid
You want to be a great leader. Someone who makes a positive difference through the work you do and in the lives of the people you do it with. A person who inspires others through your positivity and passion. The kind of leader everyone wants to work for. In order to do this, you need to be […]
Team Building Activity – Stoplight Reflection
To avoid the pitfalls common with remote and hybrid teamwork (i.e. lack of engagement and alignment), it’s more important than ever to carve out some time for connection and fun. To help you with this, here is a team building reflection activity that is easy to deliver and proven to be effective…virtual or in person. […]
Why you WON’T achieve work/life balance in the new year (and how to have a great year anyway)
It happens every January. You look back at the past year with mixed emotions. On the one hand you’re frustrated that you didn’t do a better job at achieving work/life balance, realizing the “work” side of the equation often dominated. On the other hand, you’re optimistic that with a new year comes new hope and […]
Year End Reflection: Insights from 2022, and Encouragement for 2023
With 2022 coming to an end, I want to share with you what I’m noticing these days as I work with teams and leaders across the globe. With the worst of COVID (hopefully) behind us, every week I’m talking with leaders like you, who desperately want to move forward; to put all the disruption, uncertainty, […]
The Secret to Hybrid Teamwork
Every week – sometimes every day – I have clients sharing with me the struggles they’re experiencing around making teams work effectively in this post-COVID reality. With staff wanting more flexibility, constantly changing hybrid models, and the growing reality of “quiet quitting”, teamwork has never been more threatened. The good news is that there is […]