Team Synergy

When leading others, do you sometimes feel like a parent? If you do, one expert says that you might be on the right track to becoming a great leader. This blog examines the claim and discusses how you as a leader can parent those in...

How do you help your team grow? One part of the equation should be to challenge them. Why? Challenge pushes us out of our comfort zones, causing us to feel stressed and uncomfortable. Since we don’t like this, we seek ways to solve that challenge...

The new year is a great time to evaluate the past year and assess the future. Where are you currently and where do you want to be? Are you satisfied? Do you feel restless? This blog will give you some practical tips to increase job...

When conflict arises, our fight-or-flight instincts can quickly kick in. Either response usually results in more problems. A recent book I read, Conflict Without Casualties by Nate Regier, PhD., explains an alternative. Through openness, resourcefulness, and persistence, conflict can turn into a positive, creative force...

Back in the 1600’s, John Donne said, “No man is an island, entire of itself. Every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.” We are all linked, but often in business we feel isolated or in our own silo. How...

For the past three years my kids have been scaling walls as part of “Orange Crush” – inSPIRE Rock’s youth climbing team. We’ve witnessed some kids progress from beginners to very advanced climbers. Yet not all succeed. Why is this? To be selected for the...

Congratulations to the Houston Astros - Major League Baseball’s World Series Champs! How did they do it? The 3 T’s: Talent, Technology, and Teamwork.

Whether your team is in enjoying calm waters or in the midst of a storm, teamwork is crucial. Doing the work to help your team develop the right attitude, understand the difference it is making, think outside-the-box, get to know one another, and celebrate success will go a long way.

How does a company, like United Airlines, recover from a public failure? In an article from 2006, Embracing Change as Opportunity, Richard Belluzzo outlines four key principles that are still relevant to the situation United finds itself in today. The first principle is a tough...

How does a company, like United Airlines, recover from a public failure? In an article from 2006, Embracing Change as Opportunity, Richard Belluzzo outlines four key principles that are still relevant to the situation United finds itself in today. The first principle is a tough...