by Paul Terry | Mar 8, 2018 | Career Development, Human Resources, Teamwork
I do a lot of work in the information technology (IT) and biotechnology industries. In the IT world, there have traditionally been two fundamental approaches to software development, known as “waterfall” and “agile”. For our purposes, think of...
by Paul Terry | Feb 27, 2017 | Leadership, Teamwork
I was sitting in a meeting last week, and the leader of the group opened the conversation by asking those present to share what their “roses and thorns” had been for the past week. Given my task-oriented nature, and the fact that I know zip about flowers, I almost...
by Paul Terry | Apr 8, 2015 | Leadership, Teamwork
I often find myself thinking about the importance of courage when I meet with leaders or their teams. Although it may not be recognized as such, fear often prevails as an undercurrent in many organizations, and it takes courageous leadership to counteract those forces...
by Paul Terry | Jan 28, 2015 | Leadership, Teamwork
If we want people to follow our leadership direction, there has to be more of a reason for them to do so than, “because I said so.” A recent McKinsey & Company research study stated that building trust (as part of “Supporting Others”) is a key...
by Paul Terry | Nov 5, 2014 | Career Development, Teamwork
Given the today’s rate of organizational change, it’s quite likely that your manager today may not be your manager tomorrow. This situation can be frustrating if you felt like you were just getting traction with your last manager and now she is gone. So much of...
by Paul Terry | Sep 11, 2014 | Teamwork, Workplace Behavior
You must have heard by now the several incidents of airline passengers fighting over seat space. I have traveled regularly on airlines for 20 years. While I’m lucky enough to get upgraded to first or business class on a number of occasions, it seems that with the...
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