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Serving on multiple teams can distract our focus, but it might be worth it.
Creative work is teamwork. As we push to solve bigger and bigger challenges, we seem to inevitably need more and more people to solve them. When it comes to organizational life, however, few people even find themselves a member of one team. Sure there’s your department, but there’s also the cross-functional team, the special task force, and the party planning committee. Many have found that serving as members of multiple teams at the same time is their new organizational reality. This presents a challenge for both team members and leaders: how do we allocate time to all those teams and how do leaders find the right people from the right team?
In a study published in the Journal of Organizational Behavior, two professors studied the inner workings of teams at a large, multinational corporation. When they analyzed the data, professors found that performance was higher for teams whose members committed more of their time to the team. Surprisingly, team performance was higher for teams whose members also served on a large number of teams at the same time. How could this be?
One explanation is that highly skilled individuals were more likely to serve on multiple teams. Those high performers may not have been the ones allocating lots of time to the team. Instead, they bring the benefits of expanded networks, additional knowledge, and greater access to resources…even if they don’t bring the benefit of allocated time. It’s worth noting there is an exception: teams whose members are involved in lots of other teams and are geographically dispersed don’t see a performance advantage.
If you’re leading a team or serving on one, the study has implications for you. To the best of your ability, try to allocate your time on teams who need your specific skill sets. If another team has a more important project, but has an equally qualified member, that should be your indication that you can spend time elsewhere. Likewise, if you’re recruiting new members to your team, make sure you know whether they bring an ability to allocate enough time, or enough connections, or enough resources to make it worth their minimal commitment.
Read more: The “Creative” Benefits of multiple teams
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The “Creative” Benefits of Multiple Teams
The “Creative” Benefits of Multiple Teams
The Diplocalendar 2014 realised by S. Baldi and E. Gelbstein is dedicated to “Cybersecurity: Guidelines for diplomats” and is based on the assumption that “Cyberspace is inherently insecure“.
For the month of November the attention is drawn on “Social Media”
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The set of images used in the Diplocalendar 2014 can also be consulted on Slideshare
Drawing on his forty years of speaking and training experience, Harold Taylor has published the book “How to increase the effectiveness of your training” that can be downloaded for free at bookboon.com. In his book Taylor provides tips, techniques and training strategies for those involved in the transferring of information to others.
In an article published on Foreign Policy, the American Diplomat and Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns lists 10 observations on American diplomats that can be considered as useful advices for every diplomat:
1. Know where you come from.
2. It’s not always about us.
3. Master the fundamentals.
4. Stay ahead of the curve.
5. Promote economic renewal.
6. Connect leverage to strategy.
7. Don’t just admire the problem — offer a solution.
8. Speak truth to power.
9. Accept risk.
10. Remain optimistic.
Read the full article on Foreign Policy
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The Diplocalendar 2014 realised by S. Baldi and E. Gelbstein is dedicated to “Cybersecurity: Guidelines for diplomats” and is based on the assumption that “Cyberspace is inherently insecure“.
For the month of October the attention is drawn on “Encryption”
Image: Diplofoundation
The set of images used in the Diplocalendar 2014 can also be consulted on Slideshare
Any fool can know. The point is to understand – Albert Einstein
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Abraham Lincoln gets a lot of credit for being a great leader.
Here’s what he did, why it works and how it can make you a better leader.
1. Get out of the office and circulate among the troops:
Lincoln knew people were his best source of information. And accessibility built trust.
Guess what? Modern business theory backs him up. These days the management gurus call it “Managing by Wandering Around.”
2. Persuade rather than coerce:
Does the modern research agree? Yes.
The #1 thing Harvard Business School teaches it’s MBA students about negotiation is “They need to like you”.
3. Lead by being led:
Looking at the research, the type of leadership that works in the toughest situations is Lincoln’s method: being democratic and listening.
4. Encourage innovation:
Reward people for trying new things and don’t punish them for failure.
5. Influence people by storytelling:
Facts and statistics are great but when people hear presentations what do they remember? The stories.
There’s a lot to learn from Lincoln!
For more: Lessons From Lincoln: 5 Leadership Tips History And Science Agree On
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The Diplocalendar 2014 realised by S. Baldi and E. Gelbstein is dedicated to “Cybersecurity: Guidelines for diplomats” and is based on the assumption that “Cyberspace is inherently insecure“.
For this month the attention is drawn on “Passwords”
Image: Diplofoundation
The set of images used in the Diplocalendar 2014 can also be consulted on Slideshare
Joseph Lalonde, a leaders’ coach, explains there are 10 Things Happy Leaders Do Differently.
1. Exercise: Happy leaders know they need to take care of their bodies.
2. Care: Happy leaders care for their team.
3. Relax: Happy leaders know they need to take a break here and there.
4. Share: Happy leaders know they can’t keep everything to themselves.
5. Eat: Happy leaders know they need to eat. Eating can be a catalyst in getting to know others.
6. Teach: Happy leaders are also teachers.
7. Help: Happy leaders are always looking for the next person they can help.
8. Quiet: Happy leaders realize quiet times are a godsend.
9. Pass: Happy leaders are willing to pass on ideas that don’t align with their vision.
10. Laugh: Happy leaders are fond of laughing.
Read more: 10 Things Happy Leaders Do Differently.
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