When you assign professional labels to a person, behavior, or process, will you stop thinking about taking further action? First, there is some level of intellectual satisfaction in recognizing what you observe. Perhaps you are trained as a coach or function as a mentor. As a result, there is something self-affirming in knowing the right… [Continue Reading]
Are Professional Labels Impeding Cross Functional Collaboration?
Why carry Team Dysfunction into Virtual Environments?
In fact, why perpetuate yesterday’s team dysfunction into any collaborative environment? Virtual or otherwise. Regardless of whether you work entirely virtually or in a hybridized format, the playing field is flattened by the current scenario. Consider that the folks already were used to working remotely are at an advantage, moving forward. Because they optimize hybrid… [Continue Reading]
Updated Business Stories are more Future Business Relevant
When is the last time you updated business stories? You know, the ones you tell to acquire and (I hope) retain clients? And the stories you tell to engage and retain employees? Are you still using the same business stories, investor pitches, technical use cases or business cases? From Yesterday, which may literally be yesterday?… [Continue Reading]
Do Your Data-Driven “Me” Stories Intimidate rather than Engage?
When you tell data-driven “Me” stories, you become short-sighted about the outcomes that decision makers look for when deciding to fund, invest and buy. Are the stories you tell well-balanced or out-of-sync with the stories people are listening for? As STEM professionals and left-brain thinkers, we take pride in being the smartest people in the… [Continue Reading]
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