Positive Bias: the Foundation for High-performance Teams

It seems like everyone has high-performance teams on their mind. Just this morning, I had a great conversation with a young army veteran who had led teams. He said he experienced some incredibly bad teams during his stint in the army. The teams were toxic. They were run by bullying and negativity. His team leaders complained about everything that [...]

By |2023-04-22T21:12:33-04:00June 19th, 2017|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Positive Bias: the Foundation for High-performance Teams

Building Great Teams with the Core Protocols, the Tuckman Model, and Google’s Psychological Safety

I’ve been on tour, sharing my Building Great Teams with the Core Protocols class and talk all over North America and in London. And I’m honored and grateful for the positive reviews, reflections, and connections to other people’s work. Hannes Horn writes about his experience in my half-day class on Medium . He describes [...]

By |2023-04-22T21:12:34-04:00April 14th, 2016|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Building Great Teams with the Core Protocols, the Tuckman Model, and Google’s Psychological Safety

Manifesto for Greatness

On May 1, 2015, a group of 16 people gathered at Crystal Lake near Seattle, Washington. We announced to the world that we feel. That we suffer and that we are responsible. That we want a world filled with abundant love and greatness. That we have been "booted" running a new operating system, the [...]

By |2023-04-22T21:12:35-04:00June 10th, 2015|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Manifesto for Greatness

National cultures: know your team, know yourself

Playing well together is important: communicating, learning, sharing, getting things done. Our native culture shapes how we think, how we behave, and how we perceive our coworkers. Geert Hofstede is a master of understanding culture. In his book, Culture’s Consequences, 2nd ed., he shares the data and analysis of many years of research on national cultures. [...]

By |2023-04-22T21:12:51-04:00June 28th, 2011|Uncategorized|Comments Off on National cultures: know your team, know yourself
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