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Overcoming the Dysfunctions of a Team0
- Teamwork
- June 18, 2025
In my last post I exposed Lencioni’s five potential dysfunctions of a team. Addressing and overcoming each of the five dysfunctions is a crucial step toward improving team performance and success. Let’s explore each one – and uncover strategies for teams to navigate a clear path to success. 1) Absence of trust Trust is the foundation
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Teamwork: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team0
- Teamwork
- June 16, 2025
One of the most interesting models of team effectiveness was developed by Patrick Lencioni (2005). According to him, all teams have the potential to be dysfunctional. To improve the functioning of a team, it is critical to understand the type and level of dysfunction. There are five potential dysfunctions of a team in Lencioni’s model:
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Lean Quote: Good Leaders vs Great Leaders0
- Lean Quote
- June 13, 2025
On Fridays I will post a Lean related Quote. Throughout our lifetimes many people touch our lives and leave us with words of wisdom. These can both be a source of new learning and also a point to pause and reflect upon lessons we have learned. Within Lean active learning is an important aspect on
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Delegation vs Empowerment0
- Empowerment, Leadership, Respect For People
- June 11, 2025
As a business leader, you have a responsibility to develop others, leverage your resources, and create an environment that engages people to volunteer their commitment. These are traits of a good leader, and one of the most effective tools you can use to fulfill your responsibilities and allow others to contribute is delegation and empowerment.
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Understanding Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation in Your Employees0
- Engagement, Respect For People
- June 9, 2025
What motivates your employees? A key component of leadership is motivation and how different techniques can be used to motivate and engage employees. Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation refer to the forces that drive behavior. Internal motivation arises from within, while external motivation comes from outside forces. Intrinsic motivation is when you engage in a behavior
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Lean Quote: Leaders Create a Platform for Spreading Ideas0
- Lean Quote
- June 6, 2025
On Fridays I will post a Lean related Quote. Throughout our lifetimes many people touch our lives and leave us with words of wisdom. These can both be a source of new learning and also a point to pause and reflect upon lessons we have learned. Within Lean active learning is an important aspect on
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Lean Tips Edition #316 (#3766 – #3780)0
- Lean Tips
- June 4, 2025
For my Facebook fans you already know about this great feature. But for those of you that are not connected to A Lean Journey on Facebook or Twitter I post daily a feature I call Lean Tips. It is meant to be advice, things I learned from experience, and some knowledge tidbits about Lean to
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Transactional vs. Transformational Leadership: What’s the Difference?0
- Leadership
- June 2, 2025
Transactional vs. transformational leadership is not a question of a good vs. bad, right vs. wrong approach to leadership. While they are in fact opposite approaches to leadership, both offer advantages and are important styles of leadership to understand and apply in certain types of situations. Transactional leadership is a task-oriented style of leadership based
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Lean Quote: The Employer Generally Gets the Employees He Deserves0
- Lean Quote
- May 30, 2025
On Fridays I will post a Lean related Quote. Throughout our lifetimes many people touch our lives and leave us with words of wisdom. These can both be a source of new learning and also a point to pause and reflect upon lessons we have learned. Within Lean active learning is an important aspect on
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