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Getting Results for a Cohesive Team

By The Marlo Companies | August 21, 2017

In the Building a Cohesive Team series, we have discussed trust, conflict, commitment, and accountability.  This is the fifth and final behavior: results! When considering the five behaviors of a cohesive team, visualize a pyramid. The bottom of that pyramid is trust and the top is results! Hmmmm! When a team has the proper foundation…

Accountability: The Backbone of a Cohesive Team

By The Marlo Companies | August 16, 2017

In this team series, we have discussed trust, healthy conflict, and commitment. The fourth behavior of a cohesive team is accountability. Quite naturally, when you hear the word accountability, you think that the onus is on the leader of the group to ensure that their people are on-task. However, with a cohesive team, the onus is on…

Achieving the Commitment for a Cohesive Team

By The Marlo Companies | June 30, 2017

In this series: Building a Cohesive Team, we have identified that trust is the foundation to building a cohesive team; and the crux of sustainable team success.  Following trust, is conflict-healthy conflict. Teams can naturally achieve commitment because of healthy conflict. Think about the last time you were engaged in a staff meeting and you…

Conflict: The Critical Element of a Cohesive Team

By The Marlo Companies | June 22, 2017

In the last post in the series, Building a Cohesive Team, we learned that building trust is the foundation of a cohesive team. Today, we discuss conflict: healthy conflict! It is natural for some individuals to engage in conflict, while it is very uncomfortable for others. Regardless, the passionate debate of topics is healthy. Healthy conflict is about…

Trust: The Foundation to a Cohesive Team

By The Marlo Companies | June 12, 2017

Cohesive teams, how are they created? Do they truly have an impact on the organization’s bottom line? Yes, Yes, and Yes! Like any structure, a proper foundation is a requirement for sustainability through rough storms. From my experience, organizations would realize results with far less effort if focus and energy were directed toward building solid…

Building a Cohesive Team: One Layer at a Time

By The Marlo Companies | June 6, 2017

Let’s talk about teams. Teams are a collection of units with shared focus or a commonly expected outcome. A team’s purpose is to use collective resources to achieve a common goal. Team interaction and the quality of that interaction has a tremendous impact on organizational culture and an organization’s realization of sustained success. Consider your…

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