We hear a lot of talk around teams and what makes some teams more successful than others. Do your teams have what it takes to be successful? Use these research-based key points to improve the success and effectiveness of your teams.
We need to be seen for so much more than the roles we fulfill. We need to be appreciated for who we really are, for the values that we embody, for what we stand for, for our failures, our successes, our fears and our dreams.
In many of my coaching sessions, as well as in conversations with my family, I have noticed a common theme emerging and this is related to listening. Most of the time, people appear to practice poor listening skills which in turn hinders communication.
Emotions are chemicals released in response to our interpretation of a specific trigger. It takes our brains about 1/4 second to identify the trigger, and about another1/4 second to produce the chemicals.
Change affects people in different ways, and the ability to lead well during these times will depend powerfully on your own EQ which will give you the awareness to lead with head and heart.
This need to succeed and achieve is more critical now than ever during these turbulent economic times, when so many people are competing for so little. At a time when we need to be at our strongest and most assertive we can find ourselves paralyzed by the fear of failure and our own limiting beliefs in our ability to perform.
