
First Solutions May Not Be the Best Solutions
Everyone knows that we are in a hurry. Why else would drive-through, fast food restaurants now have two lanes? Why else would parishioners be tweeting their pastors during the sermon with their questions? No one wants to wait for anything–not even 30 days for a more powerful vocabulary. There is, after all, so much to do in so little time. Our impatience clearly affects every…
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Make Work a Purpose, Not Just a Place
When Amy Wrzesniewski studied workers on the cleaning staff in a hospital system, she was amazed by how differently people viewed the same job. Some workers saw their job as a paycheck—a way to put food on the table and cover expenses. Others, meanwhile, considered their work to be a true calling….

Teamwork and team building are increasingly seen as crucial to organizational performance, whether…

Getting team chemistry right is essential to high performance. But that’s not news, so let’s get to…

A colleague of mine manages a high-tech team. She was lamenting an experience trying to motivate a…