Articles for category: Leadership

May 27, 2016

Greg Thomas

Who do you Report to?

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, working with them to garner feedback on how they are doing and where they need to improve, identifying strengths and weaknesses in themselves that they

May 26, 2016

Greg Thomas

The Perfect Route to Work

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 is, that makes up your perfect route when the stars align and there is no traffic, the podcast is perfect, your beverage of choice is

May 20, 2016

Greg Thomas

The Optimal Size for a Team

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 is the magic number? For me, it’s 7. For you, it may be 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 25. At 7 (not including yourself), you have

May 16, 2016

Greg Thomas

The Villians of a Great Team

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

May 12, 2016

Greg Thomas

The Aftermath of a Mistake

It’s interesting to see the aftermath of a mistake. Someone says something wrong, well they are going to do it again so let’s write them off. Someone didn’t approach the problem in the way you would have and it went sideways, not doing that again. Someone tried beyond their hardest, went too far and well we wouldn’t want that person to try again now would we. Someone was already overloaded with everything else on their plate and dropped the ball on this one thing, well then, they are totally undependable and never, ever will be again. It’s better to hold a mistake

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