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Joel Zeff
Be in the moment with your co-workers. Working in the moment means creating focus and a connection. Listen to each other. Make eye contact. Engage in the communication process.
Create opportunity. We all want the same things from our jobs: opportunity and positive support. We may want the opportunity to be creative; to be a leader; to help people; or to make more money. Figure out what kind of opportunity your team wants from their job.
Be flexible to change. No matter what happens to the economy, there is going to be change. Most of these changes are out of your control. We may not control the change, but we always control our reaction and attitude.
Ask one question: "How can I help the people around me be successful?" Most people can ask and answer the question. Very few actually act on the answer. Successful teams don't have ego, they don't care who gets the credit, and they don't play politics. Successful teams have a common goal and help each other achieve.
About Joel:
A former newspaper journalist and public relations executive, Joel Zeff's spontaneous humor and vital messages have thrilled audiences for years. As a national speaker and humorist, Joel captivates audiences with a unique blend of hilarious improvisational comedy and essential ideas on work and life. Corporations and organizations nationwide seek him out to motivate and energize their employees on such topics as creativity, communication, teamwork, and leadership.
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 Esther Jeles
Louder Listening
1. Listen with the intention to learn another perspective
2. If one truly listens, then they and others can come to a better understanding of each other, the goal, the tasks needing to be completed.
3. You stop yourself from reloading... If people are reloading their next response or their next point, then they haven't been listening at all
4. Listen louder, harder, with more focus... The benefits are; you retain more, you create agreements for "next step" efficiency, and you infuse the room with co-respect and appreciation.
About Esther:
Esther Jeles has worked throughout North America as a personal coach, workshop leader, professional speaker, and author. Esther specializes in creating meaningful relationships in the workplace, yielding higher levels of productivity, creativity, profitability, and teamwork.
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 Captain Larry Brudnicki
A team will be successful only if the organizational culture rewards team success. This is especially true when a team is consists of members of different departments or divisions. Then the success of the team depends not only on the members of the team, but also upon the leader who established the team.
For Team Members:
- Do I know the sequence of events, what is expected of me, how my part fits into the big picture, and the deadline for the completion of my tasks?
- When the team encounters a setback from unexpected outside events, do I avoid playing the role of a victim by asking good questions like, "What can we do to put get back on track?"
For the Leader who established the Team:
- Does the team have project ownership because I have given them the power act and react to outsides forces so that they can make decisions when necessary without having the burden of continually coming to me to seek approval?
- Have I given the team the resources they need to accomplish the goal so that I do not create unnecessary delays by making the team wait for approval of resources every step of the way?
About Larry:
Captain Larry Brudnicki is the Captain of the Coast Guard ship that performed two dramatic rescues during the real Perfect Storm. These unbelievable rescues are a small part of a thirty-year career assessing risks, making decisions and inspiring teamwork.
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 Stacy Allison
- Listened well and created an environment where other team mates felt comfortable expressing their opinions
- Looked for and found an opportunity to assist another team mate who needed help and did it with positive intention
- Delivered on my team commitments in the established timeframe
- Offered solutions and did not blame others when things went wrong
- Acknowledged and thanked other team members for their contribution
About Stacy:
Stacy Allison has climbed the world's most famous mountain. Now she's helping organizations across the globe scale their own monumental challenges. She combines her business acumen and her spirit for adventure to show her audiences how to thrive in their organizations through courage, leadership, vision, teamwork, risk taking, and personal accountability.
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