An Olympic Lesson on Coaching
I love working as an executive coach. Coaching requires me to tap in to skills that make me a better person. When client’s misstep, I have to tap into my empathy and understanding as a former senior...
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Advance, Don’t Retreat
Are you starting to think about a strategy, planning, or team “off-site” for your group in 2014? Good for you, but I beg of you—refrain from calling it a retreat. Consider calling it an advance. I...
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Healthcare is a Team Sport
“American health care operates with levels of unreliability, injury, waste and just plain poor service that long ago became absolutely unacceptable in many other industries.” – Dr. Donald M. Berwick,...
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WAY Offsite, the Wilderness “Advance”
Retreat (n): A meeting in which participants withdraw, escape and remove themselves in order to plan together for the future. Usually accompanied by data projectors, flip charts, post-it notes and...
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5 Things Teams Do to Make Beautiful Music Together
Live music performed well is the ultimate example of team performance in action. Last weekend we made our annual migration to the Sisters Folk Festival, a phenomenal event in our home community...
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Does (Team) Size Really Matter?
One of the most frequent questions clients ask us is “what is the ideal size for a cohesive team.” Our answer? Before even considering ideal team size, we have to take into account the primary factors...
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Yes, Team Cohesion Still Matters
This month, the Moementum Work Smart Blog will focus on the topic of team cohesion and team building. The practice of building team cohesion is as relevant today as it ever was, but the methods have...
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At Amazon Accountability Falls Short Without Empathy
I have been thinking deeply about the recent New York Times article about Amazon’s culture (and resultant blogging by many), wavering between unfounded judgments (how could someone lead this way?) and...
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At the Edge – Team Conflict Do’s and Don’ts
“I don’t want to talk about it, trying to work through this will just make things worse” said the Project Manager, who’s 18-month construction project was beginning to unravel before his eyes. “He...
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A Healthy Team Shows – Boston Children’s Hospital
Boston Children’s Hospital was literally buzzing with people yesterday. There were 5 greeters in red shirts there to meet us in the valet/handicapped area. At check-in the cheery nurse saw the unique...
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Case Study: Wake Up to a New Way of Meeting
The following case study was written by Chris Kassar, reposted here with permission. 3:03 PM. Geez. TWO more hours of this. My eyelids weigh a thousand pounds. Even the noblest efforts fail to...
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How Self-Aware Leaders Make Smart Teams Better
More today than ever before, it is abundantly clear that teams don’t actually require a lot of hierarchy or heavy-handed leadership to successfully manage projects, drive innovation, and even run...
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