5 Ways Bonding Activities Encourage Stronger Virtual Teams

As the future of work has evolved from being physical to remote, leadership too has evolved to being more empathetic and vulnerable. The pandemic has proven that being empathetic and emotionally available does not necessarily compromise the standards of leadership. It has rather proven that emotionally intelligent leadership is needed to push teams through crisis…

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4 Great Tips to Engage and Motivate Your Team

One of the key factors when it comes to running a business is engaging your team. If the leaders of a business can understand the level of passion that their team have for the job, then this will put them one step ahead of the competition. If you are a manager then you will want…

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7 Team Activities to Restore Employee Morale and Boost Productivity

Employees have grown more accustomed to working from home and are still readjusting to working away from a sociable office-based environment.  Yet, while this may suit some staff members, it can be fairly overwhelming for others – especially those who became used to working in a shared office space with a supportive team in place.…

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4 Top Tools for Effective Team Collaboration in the Workplace

Each of your employees brings something different to the table. Individually, they have a diverse background, education, skill set, and experience that makes them an asset to your organization. Collectively, however, they can become a team that can work more efficiently to meeting and even exceeding company goals.  Be that as it may, effective team…

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“What’s in it for me?” A Motivational Lesson

Ever wonder why one of your employees, shareholders, managers, suppliers, or board members sometimes behaves in a way you might consider irrational? Putting yourself in their shoes If you want to best describe the motivation behind the action, think “What’s in it for me”? Your employees, your shareholders, your customers, and your suppliers are all driven…

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Sales Managers “Closing Business”

I was struggling to meet with a sales manager. He really wanted to talk, we had critical issues he had asked for help in addressing. He kept postponing our calls, “Dave, I’m running all out, I’ve really got to be out in the field closing business for my people…..” We finally had our meeting. I…

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How to Plan an Office Weight Loss Challenge

Trying to dodge the office vending machine, your colleagues’ candy bowl, and the traditional breakroom diet becomes a hard feat to achieve when you are trying to lose weight. But it’s possible to stick to your diet and resist these temptations altogether by motivating others to join your weight loss plan. And there is no…

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How the Right Employees Have an Innovation Advantage

Conventional business wisdom tells us that entrepreneurs are today’s main source of innovation. We see the stories of young founders leaving college with a big idea, going to work in their garage, and building something that changes the world. We hear about corporate employees, strangled by slow-moving bureaucracy, that are blocked from making transformative discoveries. In fact,…

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5 Innovative Ways to Engage Your Staff

Ensuring employees feel engaged in the workplace is an effective yet often overlooked method of increasing productivity. Just think about it—if a staff member is feeling unmotivated and unchallenged, they simply aren’t going to produce their best work time and time again. In turn, their level of efficiency is going to drop which will then…

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