197 GID How to be a Successful Team Member

918. You need to open a meeting, and the usual icebreaker makes everyone cringe. Chosen with intention, a warmup does real work by warming up the exact muscles a team needs for the job in front of it. Rachel Cooke shares five of her favorites, from reflection cards to a Would You ...  Show more

917. Lots of teams have quietly stopped being teams. They're capable people sprinting in their own directions, connected by a reporting line and little else. Rachel Cooke explains why that fragmentation is lonely for people and expensive for the organization, and offers four ways ...  Show more

How to Help Colleagues and Friends Improve Their Communication Skills. 

Do you have a hard time managing team dynamics? Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Facebook executive Julie Zhuo. They talk through what to do when your subordinate is bossing around others on the team, a star performer you’ve hired threatens your status, or yo ...  Show more

Interviewers often ask questions about taking the initiative to help others because they want to learn more about your collaboration and teamwork skills and determine if you are proactive and take ownership. During this episode, I show you a simple, 5-step approach to formulate a ...  Show more

If a project has moved past your Geniuses or hasn't reached them yet, how can you productively contribute?  This week, Pat and the team explain how each Genius can still be an asset to a team in every stage of the process of work.     Become a Working Genius Certified Facilitator ...  Show more