What to do As a New Member of an Established Team

October 28, 2009

When entering a new position that has an established team, how would you best approach the team to gather info about each member, find out their strong and weak points, find out “what they do” and what makes them tick? I know this could come off as a “bad thing” day one, so I am [...]

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How to Handle a Team Leader Who Barks Orders

October 28, 2009

I have a team leader that likes to bark orders in a rough voice. What can we do?

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What to do When Your Team Gangs Up On You

September 28, 2009

If you are the leader and your team is ganging up on you — with support from your boss — that is not a good sign. Take action now.

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How Long Should a Team Leader Remain a Team Leader?

September 14, 2009

Working with people is an art not a science. Expecting to have a timeline for how long someone should be a team leader is not reasonable.

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What’s the Best Way to Move Into a Leadership Role?

September 5, 2009

If you really want to be a team leader, you need to identify the expectations of the role and take the necessary action to personally develop your skills to get there.

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What To Do About My Boss Doing My Job

August 20, 2009

Sometimes you just can’t get away from the boss. And when that boss insists on doing your job, it can be a tricky situation.

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Kindness Can Improve Your Team’s Productivity

August 10, 2009

Whatever happened to kindness in the workplace? Did it disappear with our prosperous economy? Or did it never exist in the first place? Take a hard look in the mirror. How kind are you to your team members? Have you said “thank you” lately? Yes, it really can be that simple.

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Whaddaya Mean I Gotta Be Lean? Book Review

August 9, 2009

Here’s a new book you should have handy to help you through change and continuous improvement in your organization. Whaddaya Mean I Gotta Be Lean? Building the bridge from job satisfaction to corporate profit by Jeff Hajek can help you work though the most difficult issues that can undermine change. Don’t be deceived by [...]

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What to do When the Rules are Ignored by Your Team

August 9, 2009

I have an issue with getting my employees to follow the rules in the office. I started in my position 8 months ago as a team leader. It was a unique situation. I was working the floor along with everyone else (I’m the youngest team member). Ive worked for the company for four years now [...]

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Use Structure to Hold Team Members Accountable

August 4, 2009

We have recently been having some problems with things not getting done properly. We don’t know exactly which person to “correct” as everyone does everything. They all schedule appointments some, feed the animals some, etc. So, when we find a pet left without water or an appointment scheduled incorrectly, we don’t know who made the [...]

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