teamwork

The Potential Project: Mindfulness at Work on Wednesday Evenings Starting April 2nd

CORPORATE BASED MINDFULNESS TRAINING (CBMT) Would you like to have more hours in a day? Or at least make better use of the precious time you have each and every day? Are you looking for opportunities to be more effective, calm, clear, and focused at work and at home? Are you interested in learning techniques to be more responsive and less reactive in everyday living? Mindfulness is a scientifically...

Want More Hours in a Day?

Or at least make better use of the precious time you have each and every day? Are you looking for opportunities to be more effective, calm, clear, and focused at work and at home? If so, join us for the Mindfulness at Work workshop series starting April 2, 2014. In this enjoyable, interactive course we will explain, demonstrate, and practice, scientifically-validated solutions to every day work and life challenges. To get further details or...

Quotes of the Week

Bad human communication leaves us less room to grow. ~Rowan D. Williams, Poet and theologian Communication – the human connection – is the key to personal and career success. ~Paul J. Meyer, Motivatioanl speaker Communication is about being effective, not always about being proper. ~Bo Bennett, Businessman, author and philanthropist Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing. ~Rollo May , American Existential psychologist Communication works for those...

Quotes of the Week

Image courtesy of Photography by renjith krishnan/FreeDigitalPhotos.net “To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.” ~ Anthony Robbins, Author “We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” ~ Epictetus, Philosopher “Communication works for those who work at it.”...

Quotes of the Week

None of us is as smart as all of us.  ~Ken Blanchard, American Author We must all hang together or most assuredly we shall hang separately.  ~Benjamin Franklin, Founding Father Teamwork is the ability to work as a group toward a common vision, even if that vision becomes extremely blurry.  ~Author Unknown If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.  ~Henry Ford, Industrialist No member...

Quotes of the Week

“The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.” ~ Vincent Lombardi, American Football Coach “Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly, and they will show themselves great.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Thinker, Lecturer, Essayist and Poet “Teamwork is so important that it is virtually impossible for you to reach the heights of your capabilities or make...

Quotes of the Week

“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.” ~ Michael Jordan, Basketball Player “Many of us are more capable than some of us . . . but none of us is as capable as all of us!!”~ Tom Wilson, musician “Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.”~ Henry Ford, American industrialist “Many hands make light work.” ~ John Heywood, English writer “The...

Quotes of the Week

No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent.  ~John Donne, poet None of us is as smart as all of us.  ~Ken Blanchard, author and management expert Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision.  The ability to direct individual accomplishment toward organizational objectives.  It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.  ~Andrew Carnegie,...

How to get the most out of your team

Team work has always been a difficult concept for employees to grasp and put into practice. Often everyone wants to be the “cook” and no one wants to be the “bottle washer”. However, there are a few strategies to use the next time you are appointed “cook”. Give your team an opportunity to contribute. After interviewing John T. Chambers, Chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems Inc., Bronwyn Fryer, editor...

How to ensure you’re part of a winning team

Image courtesy of photostock/FreeDigitalPhotos.net Working in a team can be a daunting task because of different personalities and work styles. However, there are a few strategies you can use to ensure you are a part of an effective team: Set specific goals for each of your assigned tasks. Formulate each goal around the:  who, what, when, where, why and how. A recent study released by Leadership IQ, a training...

Can Introverts Lead?

So often we assume that good leaders are extroverts, but as Francesca Gino, associate professor at Harvard Business School suggests, that may not always be true. Though North American culture seems to value the extroverted personality, extroverted leaders do face challenges. They can stifle a proactive team by often overlooking the input of team members in favour of their own ideas. Introvert leaders are better in situations when followers...

Quick Tips to Improve your Leadership Skills

1. Get a reality check. Get a clear vision of yourself, others, and the world. Find out who you are, what your colleagues think of you, and how you want to influence others. Finding out what others think of your leadership skills and your communication skills can be a real surprise, and is often the most influential driver for change. 2. Listen, listen, listen. Listening is one of the...

Seven Ways to Reward Employees without Breaking the Bank (Plus a bonus for when you have funds)

The downturn has left many companies short of funds; leaving employee rewards programs in the dust. Yet, ignoring achievements leaves people upset and feeling unappreciated, reducing productivity and employee engagement. Here are seven ways to reward employees for free, plus a bonus for when a little funding trickles through. Enjoy. Surprise them with an early end to the day: Show your appreciation for all their hard work by giving...