Building teams that are poised for success Goal setting isn’t just for athletes or elite sports teams. Businesses can harness the power of personal and team goals, as well. The key is to include employees in the entire process so they understand not just what they need to do but why it...
Icebreakers are a fantastic way to get team members acquainted with each other—especially if teams work remotely or there are new faces in the office. We often spend more time with our coworkers than family or friends. But teams don’t always know the best icebreaker questions or games. Y...
Teamssucceedwhenmembershave:commitmenttocommonobjectives;definedrolesandresponsibilities;effectivedecisionsystems,communicationandworkprocedures;and,goodpersonalrelationships.StagesinTeamBuilding FormingStormingNormingPerforming Stage1:FORMING TeamBuilding Defineteam Determineindividualroles Developtrustandcommunication Develop...
While football has never been something I am particularly interested in, for years, I’ve had to pretend excitement and pick a team to support. You cannot say you don’t like or do not follow football in England, as often this would lead to a long dialogue in which someone would begin ...
In the realm of customer service, the foundation upon which successful interactions are built lies in a deep understanding of its core principles. For teams, mastering these fundamentals is not just beneficial; it is essential. A cohesive team that understands the basics of customer service can wo...
In the security pillar, you're focused on securing access to your architecture through authentication and protecting your application and data from network vulnerabilities. This process includes ensuring that you're working with the appropriate teams to enable features like Azure Conditional Access and ...
For an architecture to perform well and be scalable, it should properly match resource capacity to demand. Traditionally, cloud architectures do so by scaling applications dynamically based on activity in the application. The solution architect must help the operation team identify the capacity that is...
Business culture is the living, breathing embodiment of its core values and mission. It’s essential to explain these things and put them in writing to share and revisit them with your team. Ask yourself these questions: What values do you live by personally? Are those values the same when...
Clear any organizational roadblocks for your team that could limit creativity and innovation. Ask and provide them with what they need to be successful and achieve their work. Don’t get in their way if they’re meeting or exceeding expectations. This is especially important for remote teams. ...
We're sharing this resource with all teams so you can focus more on getting work done and less on inventing ways of working The Health Monitor Play gave us a useful, structured way for our team in the Phillippines to share feedback with our team in the UK. Aaron Batterby Director, De...