Jonathan Fries August 18, 2020 Data is critically important for organizational success. As IT professionals, you understand the benefits of establishing clear metrics to gain visibility into how your organization is driving value. The right metrics provide insights into what the organization needs to change and where it is winning. But many companies overlook positive … Continue reading How Positive Behavioral Metrics Can Boost Your Team
Diane H. Wong July 30, 2020 Your mood, your demeanor and your verbal and nonverbal behaviors exert a powerful influence on your team members and the working environment. Every moment of the day, our brain is busy scanning the environment for unpleasant things we should avoid and pleasant things we should rush toward. Those things … Continue reading 5 Powerful Behaviors to Boost Team Performance
Ryan McGonagill July 25, 2020 There are many reasons why people may quit a job. Sometimes, as the person’s direct manager, those reasons aren’t totally in your control, like how much they’re paid and what their benefits are However, a recent Fractl survey reveals 14% of Americans who quit their jobs did so because they … Continue reading Is Your Team Feeling Bored? Here Are 5 Ways to Inspire Them
Peter Weng July 16, 2020 This covers the value of awareness and is the first of a four-part blog series on mental well-being In the midst of a heated senior management meeting (July 19, 2020) on budget cuts, I noticed I was becoming agitated and frustrated at the resistance to budget cuts being expressed in … Continue reading Awareness: The Key to Healthy Teams
Angshuman Dev Talukdar June 29, 2020 Behind every successful organization, there’s always a group of highly efficient people who came together as a team. The people I’m talking about here aren’t the founders or the investors but the employees. Every employee is unique. They have their own aspirations, varying skill sets, and different ways of … Continue reading 6 Benefits of Including Team Building Activities in Your Work Culture
Emily Bermes — June 12, 2020 When executives take new roles, they are often surprised by the talent inherit. Sometimes, that’s a positive thing – they’re stepping into leadership of a team that’s better than they expected. But sometimes new executives find themselves facing unexpected challenges. You may find, for example, that your new team … Continue reading What to Do When Your New Team is Unmotivated
Lilach Bullock — May 15, 2020 Great team management can have a huge impact on the success of your business. That’s because the better you collaborate, the more productive everyone will be. On the other hand, bad organization will almost certainly have the opposite effect: low productivity and time and resources lost. This is especially … Continue reading Team Management Made Easy: 5 Tools to Improve Team Management and Collaboration
Paul Keijzer — April 19, 2020 The COVID-19 outbreak has forced millions of employees to work from home, as a result of which managers across the world are preparing to effectively lead their virtual teams. If you’ve never led a team of remote workers before, this may be a little challenging for you. Even worse, … Continue reading 3 Mistakes to Avoid When Leading a Team Virtually
Emily Muhoberac — April 14, 2020 Interpersonal toxicity is lethal to companies, especially ones in the early stages of growth. More than 75% of employees said a toxic workplace affects their dedication to a company, according to Harvard Business School research. Startups and scaling companies risk losing everything to toxic teams that increase stress and … Continue reading 5 Ways to Remove Toxicity From Your Team
Jonathan Fries — April 13, 2020 Learn about the building blocks of resilient teams and how geographically distributed teams can help combat the times of unrest Real digital transformation is built on a foundation of adaptability and the ability to embrace change. As we all face new challenges, we offer this guide as a way … Continue reading Building Resilient Distributed Development Teams
