1). When Teams Don't Work: 10 Major Reasons By : Colleen Kettenhofen
Copyright 2006 Colleen Kettenhofen
"Ability is what you are capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it." Lou Holtz
There are a number of reasons why teams fail, and why there is a lack of productivity or accountability within various teams in the workplace. In conducting leadership and team building programs worldwide over the last ten years, I hear almost day in and day out the main reasons why teams aren't more productive.
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2). Please Listen, don't Just Hear Me By : Barbara White
“One of the greatest gifts you can give to anyone is the gift of attention."
-- Jim Rohn
Did you know that there is quite a difference between listening and hearing?
Hearing is receiving sounds and communication. We hear all the time, but are not always aware of everything we hear because we are not listening. To listen means to hear and pay attention to what you are hearing.
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