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7 Habits of Highly Effective Virtual Teams

Stephen R Covey wrote the  groundbreaking Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. In the spirit of his book, I have a few ideas about effective virtual teams. It’s kind of a passion of mine. My research and my book Virtual Teams for Dummies continue to motivate

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Top 10 Ways to Set Clear Expectations

Wait! You can’t read my mind? Too often, that’s what managers inadvertently expect from their employees about job expectations. Rather than communicate and set clear expectations – the milestones against which employees are reviewed and rewarded — they assume their employees know what to do

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Are You a Catalyst Leader? Here’s How To Become One

Webster’s dictionary defines a catalyst as ‘an agent that provokes or speeds significant change or action.’ In business, a catalyst leader is no different. It is someone who ignites action in others. That stimulus might jump-start a change in an inefficient process, spawn a new

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CHANGE QUIZ: How Well Do You Cope with Change?

Change is inevitable and even a positive thing in many cases. After all, you can’t grow if you’re standing still in your comfort zone. However, mental health professionals recognize that even positive change can create stress. But whether change is your own making or forced

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Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

You’ve heard that ‘teamwork makes the dream work.’ It might surprise you to learn that it took me some time to learn this lesson. Early in my consultant career, I took everything on myself. I happily built up my business and was confident taking care

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