Team Alignment Posts

Are you honoring your commitments?

Recently, I’ve been reflecting on “commitment” and its importance to building trust.  Making commitments to one and another and living up to these commitments is absolutely critical in building trust.  We touch on this in our post “The One... Read More »

BUY-IN: Do you have it?

In the past few weeks, we have been reflecting on the importance of buy-in and wanted to share a few thoughts. You’ve likely all heard that in relationships and in working with teams of people, it’s important to gain... Read More »

“The One Thing That Changes Everything!”

Looking at your business or personal relationships, what is that “one thing that changes everything?” That one foundational “thing” that, if done correctly, will explode the growth of any business or personal relationships. Vice verse, if done incorrectly, it... Read More »

Who am I, What am I, Why am I?

When working with businesses and individuals we often ask our clients to answer the following questions: “Who am I, What am I, Why am I”. We always want to get to the core of these questions early on in... Read More »

“The Five Dysfunctions of a Team” Online Assessment

Is your team dysfunctional?  How do you know? Did you know that we offer a simply online assessment such that leaders and their teams “know” their current situation? Yes, for a small nominal fee, we offer an online assessment... Read More »

So, what do killer whales have to do with training humans?

Recently, I have had the opportunity to read some of Ken Blanchard’s books and share time with a few leaders in one of his organizations.  One of the things which has become quite obvious through my studies is why... Read More »

Lessons in Teamwork from “Geese”

In reading this past week Leaders Without Borders by Doug Dickerson, I was reminded of one of my favorite visualizations of teamwork.  It is the “V” formation used by flocks of geese in teaming up to fly.  My friends... Read More »

It’s About The Experience!

When you go to McDonalds, why do you go there?  Is it for the great hamburgers?  Maybe the great icy coke, thick shakes, sundae’s, or apple pies?  Or, maybe, it’s none of these and it’s really about the “experience”. ... Read More »

Your Team is “Dysfunctional”!

Yes, it takes a lot to admit it; however, it’s true.  Mom always told me if I couldn’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all.  Well, I have since learned that words spoken with the intent of building... Read More »

How’s your “EGO”?

In their book, Lead Like Jesus, Ken Blanchard & Phil Hodges provide “lessons for everyone from the greatest leadership role model of all time”.  One of these lessons centers around “EGO”. Yes, we all have one and we all... Read More »