Articles for category: Team

December 30, 2023

Greg Thomas

We haven’t had time to write it down

It’s not that you haven’t had time. It’s that you haven’t MADE the time. Put it this way – you don’t write things down for yourself, you know what you are doing, where to do it, and what happens when things go sideways. You’re writing it for the person who comes after you, who needs to figure all that goodness out. You’re writing it for the person on your team that isn’t here, that hasn’t started yet, but when they do, they’ll thank you, big time!

December 4, 2023

Greg Thomas

The Team Regroup

The team that takes the time out, the team that takes a step back and ponders what is happening, the team that puts all pencils down because something is just plain and clearly wrong. Is the team that will always come through in the end.  That moment to regroup, that hour, or the day it takes to do it, will serve the team better than continuing to plow through on the wrong thing. Give your team a chance to regroup and breathe, now is the time to do it, and now is the time to get their feedback and plot

December 1, 2023

Greg Thomas

You Don’t Have to Do it All

When it comes to being a part of a team, we all buy into wanting the team to succeed. Why not?  It’s why we’re there. At some point, the workload becomes too much (it always does) and the team struggles to find new paths for efficiencies and growth.  It doesn’t happen quickly, they have to flounder and fight against the current because they are now not only fighting against what is ingrained within them but also the past successes of the team. Everyone is struggling, everyone is working to get there, but the clicking moments aren’t happening as quickly as

November 25, 2023

Greg Thomas

Letting Your Team Run

You’re the only one that can. You can either hold them back or see what they can do. They will make mistakes, the question is whether they are the ones on the way to getting better or the ones that would have happened regardless. Either way, you have a choice.

October 12, 2023

Greg Thomas

Building Trust Fast

New teams need trust, fast. They need that groundwork, that foundation that established teams already have. They are having to change the rocket fuel while the rocket is soaring through the sky without it falling to the ground. What they don’t know, is that the rocket can slow down, it can take a hiccup, it can hit a different switch to get them back on track, as long as everyone sees where they are going, where they are headed, and what needs to happen. Trust moves at the pace of the team – whether it’s fast or slow, depends entirely

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