Archive for March, 2014

How To Design Extraordinary Team Performance

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*Check out The Gabriel Institute’s re-post of this article at http://teamability.blogspot.com/2014/04/how-to-design-extraordinary-team_21.html In his 2005 book entitled “Winning,” Jack Welch says that even at his best, he only hired right about 80% of the time. Personally, I think for most of us it is more like 50/50: a simple toss of the coin, despite our best efforts. As a student of human behavior and someone who has been managing people for almost 25 years, I consider… Read More

Managing Business Partnerships

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Partnerships are often essential for launching and growing businesses, but like personal relationships, they do not always last forever and have the potential for blowing up and resulting in disaster for those who aren’t prepared. Below are a few thoughts on things to look out for and what to do when your partner(s) isn’t holding up their end of the arrangement… 1.    Values Partners with differing values or personalities probably cause more “break-ups” than any… Read More