Alone, then together is an excellent technique for creative type of work to minimize groupthink.
Give your team a heads up on the desired outcomes before the discussion, brainstorming session, or whatever it is you are trying to create or accomplish. This gives them alone time to think about it. Then provide some alone time during the session for them to record...To be nobody-but-yourself…
This is part of a poem by E.E. Cummings which reminds up to love ourselves and be ourselves instead of becoming like everyone else. This is a good reminder that we each have unique strengths and superpowers that will make a difference to the world. To give these up,...I have come to realize that better collaboration and communication can help solve many of our problems.
The best people to solve problems are the ones that experience the challenges day after day. Yet often they don’t have an effective method of sharing feedback and working with others to identify the real cause and brainstorm solutions. Their companies or teams...How to decrease the number of meetings in your life
Want to decrease the number of meetings for your team? Try using more asynchronous collaboration. Instead of face-to-face real-time meetings, you could try one of the following tools for asynchronous collaboration. Note: I left email off this list because there are so...How to Use Clean Language to promote change adoption
Clean Language, pioneered by David Grove, is a unique communication technique employing specific, non-leading questions to delve into an individual’s thoughts and emotions while minimizing the interviewer’s influence. Often centered around metaphors, it...Project Managers: Do you need a change management workstream on your project?
In the dynamic landscape of project management, one question often arises: Should we integrate a change management workstream into our project strategy? To be clear, when I say change management it means the management of organizational changes and attention to the...Building more creativity into your teams. 8 tips from an expert.
Ed Catmull co-founder of Pixar Studios wrote the book on Creativity. It’s called Creativity, Inc. In the book, Ed shares 8 tips for building more creativity into your teams. 1. Create a Safe Environment: Foster an environment where team members feel safe to...Keys to effective meetings is a balance…
Ultimately, the key to effective meetings is to strike a balance between having enough communication to keep everyone informed & moving forward, without letting meetings become a distraction to getting work done.Watch for signs of loneliness in the people around you!
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recently declared loneliness a public health epidemic, warning that isolation can increase the risk of an early death by 60%‚ At the equivalent of smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day. September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness...