The very best way to repair a broken bond of trust is to not let it break in the first place If that is no longer an option, you have a long road ahead of you, winning people back to your confidence

In the rush to bestow the manifold blessings of teams upon our organizations, lots of groups get called teams that probably should not be The resulting groups are too big, too lumpy, quite mismatched, and more than a little confused

A few months ago, the anniversary of the events of September 11, 2001 took place That day marked the beginning of a sea change for the world

Between the subjects of goal setting and decision making is an enormous crevasse, into which teams fall, then fester and stink up the joint This is the area of boundary management - or in the case of team failure, mismanagement

The trouble with motivation Grown-ups are suspicious of banners and slogans They don't go in for orations and cheerleading

Being a leader is not always pleasing Some even think of it as a burden

A good leader essentially needs to be a motivator He should be able to consistently inspire his team to strive for quality and excellence in their work

I would like to say life is always easy for me, but that is not the case The past couple of years have been a roller coaster

NLP or neuro-linguistic programming is a set of tools based on modelling successful people in all walks of life and has been around since 1976 The central concept is based on our language and behaviour developing from our world experiences and perceptions

Every day, we are bombarded with millions of words both spoken and written The challenge of leaders today is to cut through the noise and connect with employees