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What separates the greatest teams from the rest is their mix of talents and, crucially their understanding of one anothers’ strengths.
Fortunately Brains knew that flying wasn't his greatest strength
When team building there are a number of questionnaires (or psychometrics) that can be used to help teams identify their strengths and preferences. When this information is used to assign roles and tasks true teams are formed.
All teams need a blend of the following: Read more »
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Follow us on TwitterWouldn’t it be good to know that every decision you take over the next 12 months will be the right one. This may sound impossible but there is a way to significantly increase the likelihood of your decisions being correct.
Trust, decisive leadership and openness will all significantly save time. Which one of these two asks the best questions?
The secret is understanding. Without understanding we are very likely to make bad or the wrong decisions, with greater understanding we should have, not just the facts but also the instinct to make the right choices.
The key to gaining understanding is to ask the right people the right questions, whether they be staff, colleagues, customers or even our bosses. Here are some pointers towards asking the right questions: Read more »
Make an enquiry Become a contact on Linkedin Follow us on TwitterFresh Tracks uses the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) to develop teams but what is it? For this months video blog Vancover Film School have produced a very simple explanation.
Wikipedia explains that Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) assessment is a psychometric questionnaire designed to measure psychological preferences in how people perceive the world and make decisions. These preferences were extrapolated from the typological theories originated by Carl Gustav Jung, as published in his 1921 book Psychological Types (English edition, 1923). Read more »
Make an enquiry Become a contact on Linkedin Follow us on TwitterAlways eat the same food? Go to the same shop? – why not renergise yourself by doing it differently ….
Try a different mode of transport!
Change some of your routines and bring some energy to your life – thinking in different ways gets the brain to work harder. Below are 10 new ways to do it differently: Read more »
Make an enquiry Become a contact on Linkedin Follow us on TwitterWhether you are managing a team at work, captaining your sports team or leading a multi national organisation your leadership style is crucial to your success.
Was Spartacus a visionary or diplomatic leader?
Consciously, or subconsciously, you will no doubt use some of the 10 leadership styles featured below, at least some of the time. By understanding these leadership styles and their impact, you can become a more flexible, better leader. Read more »
Make an enquiry Become a contact on Linkedin Follow us on TwitterIt can take several days for your team to really get back into the full swing of things after the Christmas break so it’s imperative that you are already thinking of novel employee motivation ideas to kick start 2010.
January is a great time to motivate the workforce
Although the right attitude, application and work ethic are important throughout the year, we’ve assembled some employee motivational events that will inspire and invigorate your personnel during a gloomy January. Read more »
Make an enquiry Become a contact on Linkedin Follow us on TwitterThe idea that staff set their own pay, come and go from the office as they please, all within a business that has no written strategy sounds like a recipe for disaster. Not the story of a company that’s gone from $4m to $160m.
Is this man a management genius?
Semco is no ordinary workplace, despite the fact that it operates in an industry as ordinary as engineering. Read more »
Make an enquiry Become a contact on Linkedin Follow us on TwitterThe recession may not be officially over yet but most managers appreciate that Christmas needn’t be cancelled again this year.
Be creative this Christmas
Boozy parties are probably not the best way to mark the end of a tough year but that doesn’t mean there’s not value in gathering everyone together.
As we enter an era when return on investment is at the forefront of our minds the annual celebration needs to deliver more than just a few laughs and sore heads the next day.
So, while everyone is together in celabratory mood here are a few suggestions that will turn a turkey dinner into a turning point: Read more »
Make an enquiry Become a contact on Linkedin Follow us on TwitterFresh Tracks uses ‘Belbin Team Roles’ to develop teams but what are they? For this months video blog actor Andy Taylor explains.
A Belbin team role as defined by Dr Meredith Belbin is: “a tendency to behave, contribute and interrelate with others in a particular way.”
Make an enquiry Become a contact on Linkedin Follow us on TwitterIts not a real word I know but the principle of a ‘volunteam’ is an interesting one.
What can we learn from Moroccan builders?
I’ve been visiting a relief project in Morocco that is building new homes for widows and the very poor following the earthquake in 2004. Incredibly over 5 years after 12,000 homes were destroyed an enormous number of people are still trying to survive without a home in the hills around Al Hoceima. Read more »
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