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About Stefan Lindegaard

Stefan Lindegaard is an author, speaker and strategic advisor. His work focuses on corporate transformation based on disruption, digitalization and innovation in large corporations, government organizations and smaller companies. Stefan believes that business today requires an open and global perspective, and his work takes him to Europe, North and South America, Africa and Asia. The author of several books including 7 Steps for Open Innovation; Social Media for Corporate Innovators and Entrepreneurs; Making Open Innovation Work, and The Open Innovation Revolution, you can follow him on LinkedIn.

Why Talent Drives Innovation

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Why Talent Drives Innovation

GUEST POST from Stefan Lindegaard

In any organization, having the right people in the right places at the right time is critical for success.

This is especially true for innovation, which doesn’t just depend on good ideas, projects, or technologies – it depends on the people who can bring these to life.

When resources are limited, every individual must perform well, as even one weak link can jeopardize a project. That’s why people – and the teams they form – are more important than ideas when it comes to driving innovation.

So, who are these key individuals?

They are those with the mindset, skills, and attributes needed to turn ideas into successful realities. These individuals may come in many forms, but they tend to share common traits such as:

  • Creativity: They think outside the box, solving problems in novel ways.
  • Problem-solving: They identify challenges and find practical solutions.
  • Growth mindset: They experiment and learn from both success and failures and they are life-long learners in many aspects of life.
  • Adaptability: They thrive in dynamic, ever-changing environments.
  • Collaboration: They work effectively with others, both inside and outside the organization.
  • Passion: They are deeply committed to their work and driven to succeed.
  • Persistence: They push through obstacles and stay focused on achieving their goals.
  • Communication: They clearly convey their ideas and inspire others.
  • Leadership: They motivate and guide their teams toward success.
  • Initiative: They take action without waiting for direction.
  • Strategic thinking: They see the bigger picture and consider the long-term impact of their decisions.

The reality is that having people – talent – like this in your organization is more valuable than having endless top-notch ideas or projects to choose from.

Stefan Lindegaard People Process Ideas

Why? Because talented people can take even a mediocre idea and turn it into something extraordinary, while average performers will struggle to execute even the best ideas.

This is true for organizations of all sizes. Whether you are a small business or a large corporation, success depends on your ability to attract, develop, and retain people who can turn ideas – whether they originate from themselves or others – into reality.

Large organizations might have the flexibility to move their top talent around, but for smaller companies, it’s even more crucial to identify and nurture individuals with these key traits.

Either way, before focusing on generating more ideas, make sure you have the people who can bring those ideas to life. Talent, not just ideas, is the driving force behind innovation.

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Empathy is a Vital Tool for Stronger Teams

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Empathy is a Vital Tool for Stronger Teams

GUEST POST from Stefan Lindegaard

In the fast pace of today’s organizations, it’s easy for teams to focus solely on tasks, deadlines, and results. However, truly high-performance teams – and their leaders – understand that their strength lies not just in productivity but in the relationships they build.

Empathy plays a crucial role in this process, enabling teams to build trust, foster open communication, and maintain resilience, even in challenging times.

This is why empathy is not just a “soft skill” – it’s a powerful leadership tool that can elevate team dynamics to new levels. Whether you’re navigating tough decisions, managing conflicts, or trying to boost morale, applying empathy can enhance collaboration and performance.

This card is designed to guide you in bringing more empathy into your team’s dynamics.

As part of our Team Dynamics Cards, it belongs to a comprehensive suite of leadership growth and team dynamics tools aiming to boost team collaboration, performance, and communication. We develop such tools and approaches to ignite team discussions, inspire self-reflection and guide actionable steps.

Check it out below and get in touch if you would like some guidance on how to work with this for your team(s).

Today’s Card: Empathy in Team Dynamics

Stefan Lindegaard Empathy QuoteCategory: Culture & Mindset

We delve into the significant role of empathy in fostering positive team dynamics. Empathy, the ability to understand and share others’ feelings, can foster a team environment characterized by collaboration, understanding, and productivity. It’s a crucial ingredient for managing individual roles, decision-making, performance under pressure, and the creation of shared values and goals.

Principles:

  1. Promoting Understanding and Respect: Foster an environment where team members understand and respect each other’s perspectives and recognize each member’s unique contributions.
  2. Empathy in Conflict Resolution: Use empathy to address and resolve conflicts, helping teams navigate disagreements in a respectful, satisfactory manner.
  3. Fostering Psychological Safety through Empathy: Build a psychologically safe space where individuals comfortably express thoughts and emotions, assured of empathetic understanding.

Reflection Questions (10 mins):

  1. Reflect on a situation where empathy within your team led to a significant positive outcome. What was the situation, and how did empathy play a role?
  2. How would you rate the level of empathy within your current team? What impact does it have on your team’s dynamics?

Action Questions (30 mins):

  1. Identify specific ways your team can foster understanding, respect, and empathy in day-to-day interactions. How can these actions lead to improved team dynamics?
  2. Consider a recent or upcoming challenge your team is facing. How can empathy play a role in the decision-making process, conflict resolution, and maintaining morale under pressure?

Get in touch if you and your team would like to know more about our Team Dynamics Cards and how we can tailor this to your needs and interests. You can read more about our learning hub and community on https://www.stefanlindegaard.com

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Taking Ownership with a Tool for Better Team Dynamics

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Taking Ownership With a Tool for Better Team Dynamics

GUEST POST from Stefan Lindegaard

Whether you’re a leader or team member seeking to foster empowerment, accountability, and overall team growth, this card is designed for you.

It’s part of our Team Dynamics Cards and thus our suite of leadership growth and team dynamics tools aiming to boost team collaboration, performance, and communication. We develop such tools and approaches to ignite team discussions, inspire self-reflection and guide actionable steps.

Get in touch if you and your team would like to know more about our Team Dynamics Cards and how we can tailor this to your needs and interests.

Today’s Card: Taking Ownership

Category: Empowerment & Accountability

Our exploration leads us to understand the importance of encouraging team members to fully embrace their roles and responsibilities. By setting precise expectations, endorsing self-reflection, and cultivating a culture of mutual accountability, we can empower team members and enhance their sense of responsibility in their daily tasks.

Principles:

  1. Set Clear Expectations: Promote understanding of each team member’s roles, responsibilities, and the goals they are working towards.
  2. Practice Self-Reflection: Advocate for team members to assess their own performance, identify areas for improvement, and set personal growth targets.
  3. Hold Each Other Accountable: Foster an environment where team members support each other in achieving their goals and taking responsibility for their actions.

Reflection Questions:

1) Reflect on your current demonstration of ownership in your role and responsibilities within the team. Where do you see room for improvement?

2) Evaluate the level of accountability practiced within your team. How can this be amplified?

Action Questions:

1) What specific measures can each team member adopt to enhance ownership of their roles and responsibilities, and how can these actions be monitored and tracked?

2) How can your team cultivate a culture that supports and encourages individual and collective accountability? What concrete actions can be implemented to demonstrate this commitment?

If you find this card valuable and want to delve deeper, we’re offering a free test-deck of Team Dynamics Cards as well as a more complete set of tools around topics like high performance teams, team dynamics and leadership growth.

Simply like this post, and send me a message or comment expressing your interest. We can even tailor the deck to your team’s needs and preferences in a pilot project.

In return, we would appreciate your feedback on the concept and your experience using the cards and tool. Your insights will help us refine and improve our offerings for future users. Let’s collaborate to elevate your team’s dynamics and personal development of its members.

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A Toolbox for High-Performance Teams

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Building, Leading and Scaling

A Toolbox for High-Performance Teams

GUEST POST from Stefan Lindegaard

Together with a client, we are developing a toolbox for building, leading, and scaling high-performance teams. We are about to begin the implementation phase and will share case stories in a few months, as there are valuable learnings in this process.

For now, you are welcome to use this toolbox. See the introduction and images below, and if you see a match, get in touch with your feedback and questions about utilization and implementation within your teams and organization.

Here’s a short overview of the toolbox. The attached images also provide a glimpse (let me know if I should send you an image deck with all of this combined):

Capability Gap Map

The Capability Gap Map tool helps identify and understand the current status, future desired position, and gaps that need to be filled across different focus areas. The key elements are 7-12 indicators that are prioritized, assessed today, and considered for the future position.

Steps for Using the Capability Gap Map:

  1. Identify Indicators: Select 7-12 key indicators relevant to the focus area.
  2. Prioritize Indicators: Rank the indicators based on their importance and impact.
  3. Rate Current State: Assess the current state for each indicator.
  4. Assess Future State: Define the desired future state for each indicator.
  5. Develop Action Plans: Create a one-pager outlining short, mid, and long-term actions to bridge the gaps.

SEBL (Stop, Enhance, Borrow, Learn)

SEBL is a tool to help leaders and their teams understand what to Stop, Enhance, Borrow, and Learn based on the Capability Gap Map. This tool can spur reflections and help drive specific actions.

Steps for Using SEBL:

  1. Stop: Identify and eliminate ineffective practices to free up resources and provide clarity.
  2. Enhance: Improve what’s already working well, capitalizing on strengths.
  3. Borrow: Look outward for inspiration and adapt successful practices from other sources.
  4. Learn: Push boundaries, innovate, and introduce entirely new concepts or skills.

Action Overviews

The Action Overview is a short document for leaders and their teams to create an overview of their upcoming actions. It can be used for individuals as well as teams and is useful for sharing the current focus with team members and stakeholders to get feedback and leverage networks.

Steps for Action Overviews:

  1. Focus & Description: Define your key action and relate it to your team’s objectives.
  2. Expected Outcomes & Metrics/KPIs: Detail what you aim to achieve and the metrics to measure these outcomes.
  3. Resources & Team Collaboration: Identify needed resources and potential for cross-functional collaboration.
  4. Stakeholders: Identify relevant internal and external stakeholders and their attitudes toward the action.
  5. Milestones/Deadline: Break down the action into manageable milestones, each with its own deadline.

Additional Tools

This toolbox is still in the early phases, and we are starting to implement it while developing other tools. If you are curious, we can also develop tailored Team Dynamics Cards, exercises, assessments, and other insights to support the above actions. You can access my library with over 250 images, 50+ cards on Team Dynamics and Leadership Growth, and more than 30 exercises. Custom materials can also be created for your teams or organization.

Feel free to use and share these tools. I look forward to your feedback and questions on implementing them within your teams and organization. If you’d like a complete image deck or more details, just let me know!

Image Credits: Unsplash, Stefan Lindegaard

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Your Blueprint for Building High-Performance Teams

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Your Blueprint for Building High-Performance Teams

GUEST POST from Stefan Lindegaard

What can leaders do to enhance their skills, mindset, and toolbox to build and lead high-performance teams? This is the driving question behind this series of discussions and articles, which together create a blueprint designed to help you and other leaders excel in the competitive arena of team leadership.

The High-Performance Team Blueprint

This blueprint begins with a focus on personal leadership development – assessing your current skills, adopting new mindsets, and acquiring the necessary tools before moving on to actionable strategies for team building.

This phased approach ensures that you first strengthen your own leadership foundations, which is crucial for effectively applying these skills to influence team dynamics and organizational strategies.

Here, I will outline the key components of the blueprint. I encourage you to reflect on these concepts, apply them to your context, and share your feedback, ideas, and perspectives. This collaborative effort will enrich the discussion and enhance the utility of the strategies presented.

The Blueprint Overview

1. Understanding High-Performance Leadership: What Makes It Different?

Explore the unique characteristics of high-performance leadership that set it apart from traditional leadership approaches. This element focuses on the transformative abilities leaders must have to drive exceptional team outcomes, such as fostering a culture where trust, empowerment, and collaboration are the norm. Understand the impact these traits have on organizational success and learn how to cultivate them in your leadership style.

2. Self-Assessment for Leaders: Are You Ready for High-Performance?

Assess your readiness to lead a high-performance team by critically evaluating your current leadership style and capabilities. This section provides tools and frameworks that help you measure your effectiveness in essential areas such as building trust, empowering others, and facilitating collaboration. It also guides you through identifying gaps in your leadership approach and setting goals for improvement.

3. Developing the High-Performance Leader: Mindset and Key Skills

Enhance key leadership skills that are essential for managing high-performance teams. Focus on developing transparency to build trust, fostering autonomy to empower your team, and promoting inclusivity to enhance collaboration. This section offers practical strategies and exercises to strengthen these skills and encourages you to integrate them into your daily leadership practice.

4. Training and Resources for High-Performance Leadership

Discover and engage with training programs and resources that are specifically designed to enhance your leadership in the realms of psychological safety, team empowerment, and effective collaboration. This element helps you navigate the wide array of educational materials and professional development opportunities available, selecting those that align best with your personal and organizational needs.

5. Building Your High-Performance Team: Make It Happen

Put your enhanced leadership skills to the test by forming your high-performance team. This practical guide provides detailed steps for selecting team members who align with high-performance values, defining clear and impactful roles, and setting strategic goals that motivate and challenge the team. Learn how to lay the foundation for effective team dynamics from the outset.

6. Sustaining Team Performance: Cultivating Culture and Engagement

Delve into strategies to maintain and boost team performance over the long term. This section emphasizes the importance of nurturing a culture that values continuous improvement, open communication, and mutual support. Explore ways to keep your team engaged and motivated, ensuring that the high-performance mindset becomes embedded in everyday operations.

7. Scaling High-Performance Practices: Leadership in Action

Explore effective strategies for broadening the implementation of high-performance practices throughout the organization. Learn how to adapt the core principles of trust, empowerment, and collaboration to various team structures and organizational contexts. This element focuses on overcoming challenges associated with scaling these practices, ensuring they enhance productivity and engagement across all levels.

8. Evaluating and Enhancing Team Performance: Tools for Leaders

Master the use of sophisticated tools to monitor and refine your team’s performance. This section teaches you how to implement data-driven approaches for tracking key performance indicators related to trust, empowerment, and collaboration. Gain insights on interpreting these metrics and using them to make informed decisions that drive continuous team improvement and organizational success.

Approach and Progression

This blueprint is structured as a progressive journey designed to enhance your leadership capabilities and equip you to effectively manage high-performance teams.

Here’s how each phase builds upon the previous, guiding you from foundational development to broader organizational impact:

Foundation Phase (Elements 1-4): This initial stage focuses on building the core skills and insights necessary to foster a high-performance culture. It centers on personal leadership development, laying the groundwork for effective team leadership. You’ll explore high-performance leadership traits, assess your current capabilities, develop key skills, and identify valuable training resources.

Implementation Phase (Elements 5-6): During this middle stage, you’ll apply the skills you’ve developed to real-world team settings. This phase is about putting theory into practice by forming and sustaining teams that demonstrate high performance through established trust, clear empowerment, and effective collaboration. You’ll learn to build your first high-performance team and cultivate a culture that supports ongoing success.

Scaling Phase (Elements 7-8): The final stage is about expanding the reach of your successful practices across the organization. You’ll apply proven strategies from your initial team to other parts of the company and employ advanced analytical tools to assess and enhance their effectiveness. This phase ensures that the high-performance practices are sustainable and can lead to lasting improvements across the company.

A structured pathway as this one ensures that your development as a leader is comprehensive and continuous, enabling you to not only learn and grow personally but also apply these advancements effectively to achieve lasting organizational success.

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Six Reasons Norway is a Leader in High-Performance Teamwork

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Six Reasons Norway is a Leader in High-Performance Teamwork

GUEST POST from Stefan Lindegaard

If you research why certain countries are leaders and others are laggards in high performance teamwork, you quickly see that Norway and thus the Norwegian society has several notable characteristics that contribute to the success of high-performance teams in business and organizations.

Note: Thank you to those who joined me in Oslo to discuss high-performance teams and explore my new and developing concept of High Performance Zones for Teams: Trust, Empowerment, and Collaboration.

Here are a few key factors for Norway in the context of high-performance:

  1. High Levels of Trust: Norwegian society is characterized by high trust both in institutions and among individuals. This trust extends into the workplace, where there is a strong belief in the reliability and integrity of colleagues. High trust environments can enhance collaboration and the sharing of ideas, which are crucial for high-performance teams.
  2. Flat Organizational Structures: Norwegian companies often favor flat organizational structures over hierarchical ones. This promotes open communication and a sense of equality among team members, enabling quicker decision-making and greater flexibility – important attributes for high-performance teams.
  3. Work-Life Balance: Norway places a strong emphasis on work-life balance, which helps maintain high levels of job satisfaction and motivation among employees. Well-rested and well-rounded employees are more likely to contribute positively to their teams.
  4. Focus on Consensus-Building: In Norwegian business culture, there is a tendency towards consensus-building rather than top-down decision-making. This approach ensures that various perspectives are considered and that team members are committed to the agreed-upon course of action, leading to more sustainable and effective team performance.
  5. Investment in Employee Development: There is a significant investment in training and development within Norwegian organizations. A well-trained workforce with opportunities for continuous learning and improvement can adapt and perform better in dynamic business environments.
  6. Innovation and Technological Adaptation: Norway is well-known for its adaptation of new technologies and innovation. High-performance teams often leverage cutting-edge technologies and new practices to maintain competitive advantages.

These aspects of Norwegian society and organizational culture provide a supportive environment for cultivating high-performance teams, which are essential for achieving exceptional outcomes in business and other fields.

How does your country compare on these six factors? Please share, and let’s discuss.

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The Keys to Successfully Leading Change

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The Keys to Successfully Leading Change

GUEST POST from Stefan Lindegaard

In the infographic below from Justin Mecham you’ll see a comprehensive overview that serves as a source of inspiration for leading change. Regarding this, I have a question for you:

Which three aspects of this overview do you find most compelling, and why?

My top three:

  1. Motivating and persuading others, as it is crucial for everyone to understand why change is personally beneficial.
  2. The emphasis on team dynamics, acknowledging that lasting and sustainable change is achieved more effectively through collective learning and scaling rather than on an individual basis.
  3. Communicating the vision, recognizing that without a clear and well-executed communication strategy, much can be lost in translation.

I am curious on your perspectives on this.

Please leave your thoughts as a comment below.

EDITOR’S NOTE: While executing the change plan is mentioned as number eight in the infographic, the building of a change plan is completely missing. While Change Leadership is one of the Five Keys to Successful Change in the Human-Centered Change methodology, it is in the use of the Change Planning Toolkit where the magic happens. Click the link to find out more.

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Embracing Failure is a Catalyst for Learning and Innovation

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Embracing Failure is a Catalyst for Learning and Innovation

GUEST POST from Stefan Lindegaard

“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” – Henry Ford

The Insight: Viewing failure not as a setback but as a vital part of the learning process is a transformative approach for any leader. This mindset shift from fearing failure to embracing it as an opportunity can significantly enhance a team’s creativity, adaptability, and resilience.

The Research: While I can’t cite specific new studies, foundational research in organizational behavior underscores the value of embracing failure. For instance, Amy C. Edmondson’s concept of psychological safety, detailed in her work, highlights how creating an environment where team members feel safe to take risks and learn from failures leads to higher levels of innovation and performance.

Similarly, the principles of resilience, as discussed by Martin E.P. Seligman, suggest that learning from setbacks is crucial for developing a more agile and robust team. These theories support the idea that a culture tolerant of failure fosters an atmosphere where creativity and growth are not just encouraged but flourished.

Implement & Grow: To nurture a culture that embraces failure, start by openly discussing both successes and setbacks. Highlight the lessons learned from each failure and how these can drive future successes. Encourage your team to experiment and take calculated risks, reassuring them that failure is a step toward innovation, not a reason for punishment. Remember that the key about failure is learning.

This practice not only promotes a growth mindset but also strengthens the team’s cohesion and drive for continuous improvement.

Thus, by redefining failure as a cornerstone of learning and innovation, leaders can unlock their team’s potential and pave the way for groundbreaking achievements.

This is another post in my series on Strategies for Team Dynamics + Leadership Growth. Stay tuned for more!

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What is Your Mindset? Fixed, Growth or Hybrid?

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What is Your Mindset? Fixed, Growth or Hybrid?

GUEST POST from Stefan Lindegaard

What does it mean to have a mindset? How does it shape your actions, and those of the people you interact with? Is it steadfast, or does it evolve? Could it perhaps be a fusion of elements? It’s crucial to understand mindsets as they influence not only our behaviors but also the behaviors of those we engage with, allowing us to better navigate the world.

Research defines “mindset” as a mental frame or lens that selectively organizes and interprets information, orienting an individual’s understanding of experiences and guiding their responses and actions.

This definition, adapted from Carol Dweck by Salovey and Achor, illuminates that our mindset, composed of our thoughts and beliefs, influences our perception of ourselves, our environment, and the broader world. Such understanding is vital in team dynamics, leadership, and organizational contexts.

Dweck identified two primary mindsets:

1. A fixed mindset, in which intelligence is viewed as static, leading to the desire to appear intelligent and influencing specific behaviors.

2. A growth mindset, where intelligence is seen as something that can be developed, sparking a desire to learn and driving diverse behaviors.

The growth mindset, characterized by the belief that abilities can be honed with consistent effort, is shaped by how we perceive and tackle five critical areas:

  1. Viewing effort as a path to mastery
  2. Demonstrating persistence in the face of obstacles
  3. Seeing others’ success as a source of inspiration and learning
  4. Embracing challenges
  5. Welcoming criticism as an opportunity to learn and grow

However, we need to acknowledge that our mindsets aren’t strictly “fixed” or “growth” in nature. They’re typically a hybrid of both, influenced by the context and phase of our lives. It’s is also situational. Our response to situations can shift, revealing the dominance of one mindset over the other at different times. Recognizing this within ourselves and avoiding prematurely labeling others is vital.

A Few Cases, Examples

To give a practical example, let’s look at the world of education. Imagine a student who struggles with math. With a fixed mindset, they might think, “I’m just not good at math,” and subsequently put less effort into learning. However, if they adopt a growth mindset, they would perceive math as a challenge they can overcome with practice and effort. Using different strategies and seeking help when necessary, the student’s math skills can improve, highlighting the practical application of a growth mindset.

In the business world, Microsoft provides an excellent case study. Under CEO Satya Nadella’s leadership, Microsoft shifted from a fixed to a growth mindset. Nadella introduced Dweck’s growth mindset concept to the company culture, fostering innovation and collaboration. The shift, encapsulated in the motto “Learn it all” vs. “Know it all,” encouraged employees to remain open-minded, learn from their mistakes, and continually improve. This change in mindset led to increased employee engagement, innovation, and contributed to Microsoft’s recent growth.

In sports, athletes often exemplify the growth mindset. Consider basketball legend Michael Jordan. He was cut from his high school varsity team because he was deemed “not good enough.” Rather than accepting this as an unchangeable state, he viewed it as a challenge and redoubled his efforts to improve. His eventual rise to becoming one of the greatest basketball players of all time showcases how a growth mindset can lead to superior performance in the face of setbacks and criticism.

As I often say, “The essence of the growth mindset in an organizational context is to instill a mindset focused on continuous improvement rather than the need to prove that one is the best.”

Implementing the growth mindset in team dynamics is part of my work. However, it doesn’t stand alone. It must be complemented by other factors like fostering a learning culture, ensuring psychological safety, and expanding the comfort zone. All these components are critical to effective team, leadership, and organizational development.

If you have questions or interesting perspectives on these topics, I would be more than happy to discuss them. Get in touch!

Image Credit: Pixabay, Stefan Lindegaard

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Nine Actions for Building a Great Team

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Which Resonates with You?

Nine Actions for Building a Great Team

GUEST POST from Stefan Lindegaard

Building a strong team is a multifaceted journey, and there are several key actions that can contribute to the growth and success of a team.

Reflecting on the nine actions for building a great team, which ones do you find your team focuses on the most?

Would you say it is:

1. Cultivating a growth mindset?

2. Enhancing psychological safety?

3. Mapping and engaging stakeholders?

4. Mastering difficult conversations?

5. Improving feedback processes?

6. Addressing individual motivations?

7. Injecting fun into your work environment?

8. Developing networking and learning opportunities?

9. Identifying trust drivers and barriers?

Share your experiences and let’s inspire each other on actions that can shape the dynamics and achievements of your team!

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