Don’t Tell Me, Show Me

By Shawn Stratton | Follow him on Twitter For you to earn respect as a leader, it is important that you show your team that you are knowledgeable, passionate, and committed to it and its stated goals. Your team relies on you as a leader not just to motivate or inspire...

Why You Don’t Get Along With Your Co-Leader

by Shawn Stratton | Follow Him on Twitter Here When it comes to working within a leadership team, knowing the leadership styles of those with whom you work increases your chances for success. A team may have one ultimate designated leader but in any effective...

The Most Important Quality in any Team Member

Working closely with a group of people for an extended period of time usually means that everyone gets to know one another fairly well. In addition to the basics—place of residence, marital status, and favorite sports teams—is there more personal information that a...

Managing Engineers

 I am amazed at how little ingenuity is used in managing some of the world’s brightest and most creative minds. To ensure productivity and order, it is essential that a manager institute an organizational structure with clear job responsibilities and establish role...

Parents, Teams, and Olympians

I sometimes ask people I work with if they belong to a team. Inevitably, I get a response about weekend floor hockey at the neighborhood gym, the spontaneous basketball tournament, or the company-sponsored softball league. I have yet to hear someone say he or she...