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Leadership Productivity Teamwork

Video: The Marshmallow Challenge

Which group has a higher success rate in collaborative work: B-school grads, kindergartners, or CEOs? Watch the video to find out. “Build a tower, build a team,” declares Tom Wujec in this fascinating explanation of why multiple iterations are one key to successful collaboration efforts. Unfortunately, most of our training in strategic planning has taught […]

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How to Improve Any Virtual Team Meeting

This fourth post in our series on Distance Leadership comes from my good friend Erik Butz, VP of Global Operations for Cru. How to Improve Any Virtual Team Meeting We all know that running an effective meeting is tough, even with a group from the same culture that is sitting in the same room. But […]

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Do you trust me?

This is the third post in a series on Distance/Virtual Leadership. Read the first two posts here and here. “Can I trust you?” It’s a question that rumbles around inside our minds each time we as leaders are faced with a conflict or a fresh opportunity. But how often do we ask ourselves, “Can you trust me?” […]