...was the title of one of the regular humour columns in the Readers' Digest my mother used to read. I remember as a 10-year-old boy skipping past boring stuff about how brave people climbed Everest with no legs using only three plastic toothpicks they salvaged from a plane crash or about how to spice up your married heterosexual right-wing bourgeious life to read the three or four humour slots in that magazine.
Which is NOT the point of this posting. Have a look at our friend Dan's latest post to find out what he thinks about the effect of laughter.
More seriously, real laughter in the workplace is a great thing and can be beneficial for your team. there is a world of difference between real laughter and the "I was only joking, what's the matter with you?" culture.
All the best,
Dave Bull
Team Coaching Network Ltd
http://www.teamcoachingnetwork.com
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Friday, November 03, 2006
Creating and Sustaining Momentum
Someone congratulated me recently on "keeping up the momentum" with this blog!
This got me thinking about momentum in management teams and in helping teams change and grow.
We all want our teams to be effective, to make good decisions and to implement the decisions they make in an effective way. The danger is that one-hit solutions and quick fixes generate a lot of enthusiasm that doesn't last once the team get back to the workplace.
When people ask me if I can facilitate a 3-day event with their team, I will often ask them to consider 6 half-days instead. When I can work with a team once a month over 6 months, they get so much more benefit. They develop as a team more by being given the opportunity to reflect on and share their experiences between sessions of applying what was agreed; I get to see the change in their behaviour and confidence over the period; and the company are able to assess and evaluate the benefit of my work with their team. This enables me to offer the money-back guarantee of the work I do.
Little and often is usually a better way to build and sustain momentum than one big splash. What can you set up with your team to ensure that you sustain those "little and often" improvements in they way they work?
All the best,
Dave Bull
Team Coaching Network Ltd
http://www.teamcoachingnetwork.com
This got me thinking about momentum in management teams and in helping teams change and grow.
We all want our teams to be effective, to make good decisions and to implement the decisions they make in an effective way. The danger is that one-hit solutions and quick fixes generate a lot of enthusiasm that doesn't last once the team get back to the workplace.
When people ask me if I can facilitate a 3-day event with their team, I will often ask them to consider 6 half-days instead. When I can work with a team once a month over 6 months, they get so much more benefit. They develop as a team more by being given the opportunity to reflect on and share their experiences between sessions of applying what was agreed; I get to see the change in their behaviour and confidence over the period; and the company are able to assess and evaluate the benefit of my work with their team. This enables me to offer the money-back guarantee of the work I do.
Little and often is usually a better way to build and sustain momentum than one big splash. What can you set up with your team to ensure that you sustain those "little and often" improvements in they way they work?
All the best,
Dave Bull
Team Coaching Network Ltd
http://www.teamcoachingnetwork.com
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