In the previous articles we talked about what risks a company would bear if you do not give feedback to your subordinates, and also about the importance of not just Feedback, but in particular positive Feedback. Now we will talk about how to introduce the culture of feedback in the […]
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It is quite common in communication with my colleagues that I hear about the team coaches who held training sessions for the company that broke the entire system of interaction in the team. Indeed, some coaches like to use what I call “excavator technique” to create a new system that […]
I have already written what the risks are if the manager does not give feedback. Now let’s talk about the importance of positive feedback for subordinates. One of the most common tasks in teamwork is mutual understanding. It is expressed in the quality of the work done: the boss is […]
Any methodology like, for example, Agile may be introduced into a company but lead to zero result. Even if the hands-on skills have been molded: how to hold retrospectives, how to form scram-board, or how to assess the tasks by the terms; the magic of Agile may not show itself. […]
I have been addressed with the questions lately: how can I add value to my session with a coach and is it possible to get some result after the very first session? I always answer “Yes!” to both questions. There is a way to raise the efficiency of the session […]
Recently, one online team addressed me with a small but typical request. Subject of the Request We are about to meet a client who will talk to our new project designer for the first time. The team manager could not figure out what the best way to hold this first […]
One of the most widely spread definition of the word ‘team’ is this: “The team is a group of people who possess complementary skills and different characters, who feel bound by a common goal and who need each other to reach the goal.” This is a reference definition of a […]
If we look at the problems in the first approximation, we can say that the more tasks you have to do, the more time you need to do them. However, if you go deeper, you will see that the tasks are different. Just like one hour task can be very […]
Tatiana Smirnova Forbes Contributor A number of managers either do not ever give any feedback or do use it as an instrument of control or manipulation. Both approaches can cause great risks. Can a CEO believe that if he or she does not give any feedback to his or her […]
My name is Tatiana Smirnova, and my manager’s career pushed me to become a team coach. It was in 2009 that I started my work as a manager. Total working time that I spent in the offices of different companies amounted to five years. I have seen a lot of […]