If someone asks you to slow down, it’s because they can’t go as fast you and keep up. If someone asks you to hold on, it’s because they aren’t ready for the next step. If someone asks you do the umpteenth review, it’s because they aren’t sure of the change that is coming. This is very different from. Someone asking for your help to get there… Someone asking you to show them the next step and how…

It’s not a tough question – Who do you report to? If you’re not in the position of lead, I would imagine you might say to your Team Lead or Manager – a perfectly acceptable choice. But if you are a Team Lead or Manager responsible for those on your team and you answered your Manager or Director… Then I would say you are wrong. A Great Lead reports to the people on their team,…

Perhaps you take the bus, walk or drive to work (kudos to all the bikers and runners out there) – either way we are all in search of the perfect route to work. That route might involve many things, beyond short distances; Avoiding Traffic by leaving early, staying late Where the local coffee shop is located Can I take the scenic route How many podcasts can I listen to on the way there Carpooling Whatever it…

I’ve batted this idea back and forth many times in my head, what is the best size for a team?  At what size does the team remain too small to not accomplish enough and at what size does a team become too large that more time is spent on administration, overhead and the team eventually starts to slow.  Whether it’s a startup or an established company, team cohesion and leadership is critical to success. What…

Almost a year ago, I did a Slideshare presentation on How to Build a Great Team.  This is the follow-up to that presentation with The Villains of a Great Team which includes the familiar comic book slant as included in How to Build a Great Team but focussed around what character traits you need to watch for so they don’t take over and dominate your team as well as how to eliminate from your team dynamic. https://www.slideshare.net/GregThomas3/the-villains-of-a-great-team