Having just presented a workshop on Building Trust and Credibility in the Workplace, I was impressed by Stephen M.R. Covey’s ability to translate the nice societal value of “trust” into a real effect on speed, cost, efficiency and quality in the workplace. If trust can have this significant impact, what about other difficult emotions? Envy, [...]
Public speaking – it’s not always easy, nor glamorous, and it often causes us to have heart palpitations. However, it is something that we all find ourselves having to do at some point in our lives, whether for work, education, or as parents. And if you were as foolish as I was to sign up [...]
Last week we explored the background of Tiger Teams – how they began and their original purpose. The realization for me was that Tiger Teams had evolved from an espionage orientation to a problem solving one. That evolution opens up the possibility for all organizations to explore the value of creating Tiger Teams. It also [...]
Awhile back I ran into this term – Tiger Teams – and was intrigued by how a Tiger Team might differ from another type of team, or if it was simply a glorified name for a team that would oversee something like a Kaizen event. What does being a Tiger Team really mean? Is becoming [...]
“We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we [...]