by Adriano Pianesi | Oct 3, 2020 | developing teamwork, teamwork skills
The only think I know about teams is that there are no rules, and that there are too many variables involved (especially context, team goals and membership) to rely on a set of laws. Most people develop teamwork from some key ideas based on either personal experience...
by Adriano Pianesi | Jul 12, 2020 | developing teamwork
Why is change so hard? Why reading a book, taking a class or our “new year resolutions” have no power to make us better at – say – dealing with conflict or at supervising? Why despite our effort, we don’t get very far? What gets in the way in these situations is...
by Adriano Pianesi | Apr 16, 2020 | developing teamwork, learning re-imagined, teamwork skills
I read this interesting quote the other day: “There is a form of folly that is the absence of everything except our rationality.” I never really subscribed to the clear-cut distinction between rational and emotional (and research shows us that emotions are...
by Adriano Pianesi | Mar 20, 2020 | developing teamwork
You have been assigned to an important team project in your organization. The work has significant cross-departmental implications and you are planning to attend the kick-off meeting of your new team. What do you expect from the meeting? I’ve asked this question...
by Adriano Pianesi | Jan 23, 2020 | collaborative intelligence, developing teamwork
Can teamwork be developed? The question was answered by Katzenback in a memorable way in his book “the Wisdom of Teams”: “The good news is that there is a discipline to develop teamwork that, if rigorously followed, can transform reluctance into...
by Adriano Pianesi | Jan 20, 2020 | developing teamwork, team builder
Accessing the knowledge of experts is critical in order to make informed decisions, communicate an organization’s messages, or effectively train or developing teamwork. But extracting specialist knowledge with the purpose of sharing it with non-experts is often...
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