The Five Qualities of a Successful“QuaranTeam”

Working with teams has always had its challenges, but working in a virtual environment has a new set of issues we may not have even considered.  Taking a page from Patrick Lencioni’s 5 Behaviors of a Cohesive Team, here are some tips for dealing with your virtual team. Trust – As with any team, the…

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Dealing with Toxic People

We all have those people in our lives that thrive off drama.  They appear to live for the next big crisis and if one doesn’t appear, they will create one.  Being around individuals like this can cause us a great deal of stress.  Just a few days of exposure to stress can affect the part…

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Trust: The Foundation for Any Team

I am a huge fan of Patrick Lencioni’s writings, so much that I became an authorized partner to teach his curriculum “The 5 Behaviors of an Effective Team” based on his best selling book “The 5 Behaviors of a Dysfunctional Team.” In Pat’s opinion – and mine – trust is the foundation for teams; without…

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