Top 10 2015 Blogs to Read to Build An Extraordinary Team

Happy New Year!   Per our tradition, Joe and I are spending the week updating our strategic plans.  We review the past year’s metrics while noting our accomplishments and things we would have done differently.  We also reflect on the upcoming years – the opportunities and our threats/limitations to our businesses.  You can take a look at the process we use each year here and here as well as how to turn it into a Daily Useful Living One-Page Plan.

As we go through this period of reflection, we just wanted to let you know how much we appreciate your readership and all the support you have given us in the last year.  AND we are wishing you a wildly successful 2016!

Here are our top 10 posts for 2015:

1. The Four Most Important Decisions You Will Ever Make

2. Where Does Innovation Come From? The Seven Sources of Innovation

3. Three Ways To Be A Better Teammate

4. There is Value in Integrity, But is Integrity a Value?

5. Present Like a Rock Star by Taking a Few Tips from Your Favorite Band

6. Four Ways to Engage, Empower and Involve Your Employees

7. Those Who Say “Not My Job” Will Never Be Rich

8. Three Reasons Why Conflict Escalates in Your Team

9. Ten Tips for Facilitating Your Own Focus Group

10. Six Negative Management Styles of New Managers

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Kristin Arnold is a professional meeting facilitator and international speaker who is passionate about helping leaders and their teams think things through, make better decisions and achieve sustainable results. The Extraordinary Team’s approach to building high performance teams combines consulting, coaching, training and process facilitation within the context of working real issues.

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