Inspiring Workplaces: A Four Step Approach to Building a Better Team

Published: Wed, 03/30/22

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Inspiring Workplaces ISSUE 914 - Mar. 30, 2022
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    A Four Step Approach to Building a Better Team
   



 
Team-building expert and author Bruce Tulgan offers this four-step framework for improving your team:
  • Everyone offers one thing they appreciate about each team member
  • Everyone offers one thing that each team member could improve
  • Everyone offers one thing that they will commit to improving themselves
  • Everyone offers one thing the team as a whole could improve on
And although Tulgan doesn't mention pizza or chocolate, I feel as though if we read carefully between the lines, they were implied and really ought to be considered as step five. 
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    Mike's Fun at Work Tip
 
Inspired by last week's Funny Business post featuring the hilarious and heartwarming kindergarten phone-in pep talks, why not try something similar in your workplace? Encourage employees to tap into the wisdom from the children in their lives and encourage them to ask their children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, or friends', customers', and neighbors' children for motivational words of advice. Then create a wall in your workplace or a spot on your website to post the heartwarming and hilarious thoughts. And if you share them with your customers, I know they would be a huge hit. And please share them with me - I'll start a page on my website to host them! 
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    Quote of the Week

“The noblest art is that of making others happy.” P.T. Barnum
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    Funny Business
 
I'm not fooling you - yes, April 1st is right around the corner! So, as always, the April theme days are up on the website including:

April 1:    Fun at Work Day
April 3:    International Pillow Fight Day
April 5:    Deep Dish Pizza Day
April 7:    Beer Day and Burrito Day
April 12:  Walk On Your Wild Side Day
April 14:  International Moment of Laughter Day
April 21:  High Five Day
April 23:  Talk Like Shakespeare Day
April 25:  Hug a Plumber Day
April 26:  Hug an Australian Day
April 27:  Administrative Professionals Day
April 28:  Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day (Canada)
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