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Comment on 5 Things You Should Remember About the People You Lead by Deanne Earle

Deanne Earle — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:14:03 +0000

Duncan, the one I want to add is People want to be heard.
This leads to a feeling of being valued. Great for uncovering the source of a problem or ensuring everything and everyone has the same understanding.

Comment on 5 Things You Should Remember About the People You Lead by LouiseBJ

LouiseBJ — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:46:03 +0000

People want to be given the opportunity to contribute.

Comment on The Real Benefits of Team Working by Duncan Brodie

Duncan Brodie — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:42:31 +0000

Hi Simon

Some great insights from you and thanks for taking the time to post them.

You are spot on that idea overload can be an issue. There clearly needs to be a great evaluation process too and as you rightly say a great decision making process.

The conflict one is real and I guess like you say it is all about ensuring that conflict remains productive rather than destructive.

Duncan Brodie

Comment on The Real Benefits of Team Working by Simon Roskrow

Simon Roskrow — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:09:33 +0000

Very clear, consise and practical explanation of the benefits of teamwork.

One of the most interesting aspects for me is what can happen when the “Creates more ideas” aspect of teamwork goes wrong. Two major challenges often rear their ugly heads:

1) There is a degree of paralysis, as the team has too much idea generation and not enough decision making. This can either be driven by a genuine lack of certainty about the right route to take, people holding on too firmly to their own ideas and not allowing anything else to influence them, or simply a lack of desire to make the decision - either because the investigation would then be over (and the team might be enjoying it), or because “there is always new information around the corner”.

2) Conflict appears. The wonderful, creative spirit of a team can turn sour if not managed well. I’ve seen a many examples (and been able to catch a few just in time) where different styles, perspectives and approaches have threatened to break - or actually broken - a team. The issue here tends to be one of “how fundamental” is the disagreement…does it go to the core of who we are and what we do, or is it more tactical / executional?

Great stuff Duncan - thanks.

Comment on Taking Control of Your Time by Sandy Stelter

Sandy Stelter — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:13:43 +0000

I really like your comment about thinking about time as money and choosing where to invest it — carefully.

Comment on 10 Ways to Toughen Up by Duncan Brodie

Duncan Brodie — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:42:34 +0000

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Duncan Brodie

Comment on 10 Ways to Toughen Up by teeth whitening

teeth whitening — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:59:19 +0000

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Comment on The 5 Must Have Ingredients for Successful Change by Julia Lindsey

Julia Lindsey — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:42:28 +0000

I would add a system and way to monitor the outcome. for example if your goal is to increase sales then measuring what the conversion rate of the sales may be important. Without a system to check your progress it is hard to know what is working and what is not.

Comment on 4 Top Tips For Achieving Success in 2010 by Kylie Couric

Kylie Couric — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:43:35 +0000

Oh, thanks! Very nice write up. I need this! I will finish my college soon and will battle it out in the ‘real world’… I wanna do quite a few things and want to be successful on those. Thanks once again!

Comment on 5 Essential Qualities of Brilliant Team Leaders by Duncan Brodie

Duncan Brodie — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:16:08 +0000

Gill

Agree totally that the skill of empowering others is so vital and at the same time so challenging.

What have you noticed works really well when it comes to empowering others?

Duncan