Do you recognize this phrase – Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing? Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” The Team arrived on Monday. This family owned business was really challenged. We joined the production meeting. First clue, it did not start on time. Our suspicions were confirmed when the [Continue Reading]
2014 Stronger: Teamwork First
What if? What if in 2014 we got stronger? What if you put Teamwork first to achieve business success in 2014? Each January many folks make New Year resolutions. Resolutions have a foundation in many religions. The ancient Babylonians made promises to their gods at the start of each year that they would return [Continue Reading]
Friends, Counsel and Performance
“If you don’t know the kind of person I am and I don’t know the kind of person you are a pattern that others made may prevail in the world and following the wrong god home we may miss our star.” No one achieves real success alone. We depend on our core friends, associates to [Continue Reading]
Organizational Structure: “The more things change, the more they stay the same”
The more things change, the more they stay the same — plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose. Organizational Structure At the turn of the century in three different parts of the world three different men published treaties on business, organizational structure and organizational theory. Many of their ideas are still used today. The [Continue Reading]
Common Wisdom On Team Building With Champs, Not Chumps
Does Your Firm Excel As A Team? Trying to pick a restaurant for an important event a friend shared an interesting insight; the local area had a 5 star rating system. If you had to choose would you select a one or two star? One of my friends has been awarded a large project with [Continue Reading]