A good friend of mine, Susan Lucia Annunzio – President and Chief Executive Officer of The Center for High Performance, based in Chicago – completed a global study of workforce performance and published her book Contagious Success. This was ground-breaking research – Lucia and her team discovered that what drove high performance could be observed […]...
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Team building is all about getting the right people doing the right things in order to accomplish a shared vision. This isn’t a new idea. Jim Collins wrote about this in ‘Good to Great’, describing “disciplined people” and “disciplined action” as core components of breakthrough momentum. In ‘Mastering the Rockefeller Habits’, Verne Harnish describes this […]...
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Work teams are the backbone of modern-day business. Management teams run companies. Project teams create new products and services. Marketing and sales teams deliver products and services to customers. High-performing teams are essential to the way most businesses organize and carry out their work, resulting in superior business performance, which translates into a significant competitive […]...
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Business owners who struggle to manage their time effectively often feel overwhelmed and out of control. They can be found running from one business activity to another with little time off. The danger is that this can quickly lead to burnout. Business owners usually contact me when they are exhausted, discouraged and feeling at the […]...
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While many people think it’s just something you get, or you don’t pay that much attention to, culture is really a foundation or building block for your company. If you don’t have a good company culture, then nothing else can succeed. All the great organizations in the world, all the great sports teams you think […]...
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There are dozens of reasons why business coaching is one of the best investments business owners can make. Coaching outcomes benefit the business owner personally and professionally, and also have a profound impact on employees, teams, and overall company performance. Unfortunately, there are times when business coaching doesn’t produce the desired outcomes. Here are some […]...
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