Effective teamwork requires more than group participation—it demands strong communication, coordination, and mutual support. Based on Hoegl’s Teamwork Quality Construct, six key elements define team success: communication, coordination, balanced contributions, mutual support, shared effort, and cohesion. Additionally, Amy Edmondson identifies four essential behaviors for teaming: speaking up, collaboration, experimentation, and…
It’s All About Teamwork
This weeks Vlog post is about teamwork – Teamwork – it’s all about teamwork. Even as a family, working together effectively gets the job done.
Time (Personal) Management as a Soft Skill
“Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning.” ~ Winston Churchill I believe the very first workshop I attended in my working life was one on time management. That workshop — in the late 70s in Winnipeg — was the start of a lifelong journey of learning. I attended…
Why Team Building is an Important Soft Skill
Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships. – Michael Jordan There is no strength until there is cooperation – Irish Proverb John Adair defined “team” as “a group in which the individuals share a common aim and in which the jobs and skills of each member fit in…
Do We Need Followers To Be a Leader?
Do we need followers to be a leader? How do we position ourselves as a leader in any given context? Over the past couple of weeks I have been confronted again with the question about what leadership looks like in the context of there being no organization to lead. Can…