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Book Summary: The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player

Sunday, June 1st, 2008

A follow-up companion reader to The 17 Indisputable Laws
of Teamwork, here is a clear character profile of the
ideal Team Player. Maxwell stresses some main qualities
of a good team player: intentional, or she is focused on
the big picture, relational, focused on others, selfless,
willing to take a backseat for the good of the team, and
tenacious - works […]

Are You Missing Your Best Quality Improvement Ideas?

Sunday, June 1st, 2008

November 2005. Winter is just around the corner here in Western Michigan. The leaves are literally raining off the trees. Just this morning at breakfast as I looked into the woods and I could see a steady stream of golden brown, red and yellow leaves heading towards the earth.
Last month I talked about keeping your […]

Will Your Epilogue Be - “I got all my emails done”?

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

Work life balance is the new Holy Grail; that search for
nirvana; the need to find peace and contentment, the desire to
achieve that fine sense of equilibrium that we can be happy with.
For some people that means not working at all but, for many it
means being happy with the amount of hours they spend at and
think […]