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The Three Ws of Empowerment

The Three Ws of Empowerment

by Esther Derby | Oct 19, 2010 | Collaboration & Teams, Leadership & Management

There is much more to empowering a team than simply stating “You’re empowered.” Consider the three Ws of empowerment: “what,” “when,” and “why” when creating boundaries that define which decisions are the team’s...

Held Hostage by a Prima Donna

by Esther Derby | Sep 13, 2010 | Collaboration & Teams, Leadership & Management

What to do when your (so-called) MVP is destroying team productivity. Luke, the manager of the Rev 2.0 team, was walking on eggshells. He’d had another blow up with Shelly, the team architect. He tried to talk to her about the way she had treated the newest...

But /My/ Team Needs a Leader

by Esther Derby | Sep 7, 2010 | Coaching, Collaboration & Teams, Leadership & Management

I talk with many managers–and some coaches–who complain that their teams can’t function without a leader. “Leader,” in these conversations, usually means someone who set standards, assigns work, tracks progress, tells people what to do.   That is not...

Collaboration: more than facilitated meetings

by Esther Derby | Aug 20, 2010 | Collaboration & Teams, Leadership & Management

I’ve noticed something lately: when people write about collaboration, they discuss facilitated meetings or affinity grouping stickynotes. Well-run meetings that encourage participation and building consensus are certainly valuable. Grouping stickynotes can help...

For Managers: 8 Ways to Build Trust, 3 to Break It

by Esther Derby | Aug 12, 2010 | Leadership & Management

Some managers seem to know instinctively how to create trust. But I doubt that managers in low trust groups set out to destroy trust. I suspect that they have learned some bad habits and have some assumptions that subtly (or not so subtly) communicate lack of trust....
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