Month: November 2016

8 Great Tips to Improve Team Productivity: Part II

“The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.” —Phil Jackson Last week, we started our look at some great tips from recent articles about team productivity. Here are the final four: 5. Clear Expectations are Key. From Time Management Ninja we have “9 Ways for Bosses to Boost Their Team Productivity”, which includes the following helpful insight: “Communication is one of the tops things that bogs down team productivity. Set clear expectations around how the team should communicate. This should cover everyday communications, as well as status updates.” By helping to… Continue reading 8 Great Tips to Improve Team Productivity: Part II

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8 Great Tips to Improve Team Productivity Part 1

8 Great Tips to Improve Team Productivity

“Talent wins games, but teamwork wins championships.” —Michael Jordan Over the past few weeks, we’ve been sharing some interesting articles focusing on teams and team productivity. They’re all well worth reading in their entirety; meanwhile, in this two-part post, I’ll be pointing out a a few highlights: 1. Humans are built for teamwork. Science of People has a thorough article about “The Science of Teams” that is well worth reading. They point out that humans are literally designed for teamwork—we have evolved as “prosocial” animals. As the article puts it: “Humans are wired to cooperate. So much so that we… Continue reading 8 Great Tips to Improve Team Productivity

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