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What’s Going On With My Team! (Part I)

Suddenly it is as if they don’t like each other

This is Part I of a 3 part story about a team that was initially working together well and then began to have problems that were impacting the team members and the outcome of their initiative. In Part I we’ll provide background information, Part II […]

Cultivating an Environment of Creativity on Your Team

To Better Solve Problems

Often we go into problem solving sessions intending to be creative in solving the problem ahead of us; but we don’t often succeed in being creative. This is commonly due to the fact that we don’t have the right people on the team to solve the problem – a diverse […]

There is No “I” in “Team” Especially with Lean

When many people think about implementing lean or working within a lean environment, one of the main objectives that probably comes to mind is the goal towards an elimination in waste. After all, that is one of the core concepts of the lean mindset. However, there is also something else that is very important regarding […]

Best Practices to Increase the Success of Your Virtual Project Team V

Communications

It is essential to set up processes and procedures for effective communications early on in virtual teams. Involve the virtual team members in determining processes and procedures for effective communications as undoubtedly each team member has a preferred way of communicating. I try to accommodate the team members’ individual preferences as much as […]

Best Practices to Increase the Success of Your Virtual Project Team IV

Using Sub-Teams

The larger the virtual team the more complex it becomes and the more difficult for one person to manage overall. I have found that any more than 8 members of the core project team is difficult for one person to manage effectively when the team is a remote or virtual team. Over […]