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Seek Buy-In Not Consensus

Seek Buy-In Not Consensus

Note: this is the tenth in a series of weekly tips to build a functional, collaborative, aligned team. Tip: Seek Buy-In, Not Consensus Most of us as leaders try to create consensus on our team. Consensus feels good. Consensus is comfortable. Consensus makes everyone...
Develop Conflict Norms

Develop Conflict Norms

Note: this is the ninth in a series of weekly tips to build a functional, collaborative, aligned team. Tip: Develop Conflict Norms for Your Team Every healthy team has regular, healthy conflict. It is essential to finding the best solution, making the best decision,...
Build a Strategic Playbook for Your Team

Build a Strategic Playbook for Your Team

Note: this is the eighth in a series of weekly tips to build a functional, collaborative, aligned team. Tip: Build a Strategic Team Playbook to Eliminate Confusion and Create Game-Changing Focus One evening while attending a conference at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas...
Leverage Your Team Party to Build Trust

Leverage Your Team Party to Build Trust

Note: this is the sixth in a new series of weekly tips to build a functional, collaborative, aligned team. Somewhere around 2012, our small team of four went out for a lovely Christmas dinner at Maggiano’s, a nice Italian restaurant in town. It was our version of a...
Regulate Your Genius

Regulate Your Genius

Note: this is the fifth in a new series of weekly tips to build a functional, collaborative, aligned team. I love to ask questions and wonder why things are the way they are. A few months ago, my wife and I were sitting in a CarMax dealership to sell my...