What does it take to influence others…(Week Two)
Influence happens through communication.
Research estimates that leaders spend 70 – 90 percent of waking hours in some form of communication (Barrett, 2006). This fact alone establishes reason to focus on learning effective communication skills. If communication becomes routine, it will quickly lack focus.
The idea of inviting conflict on teams looks better on paper than in real life…My story of failure and recovery
I believe I work with the best team that ever existed. We champion each other’s strengths, accept each other’s differences and collaborate to make a difference in the world.
One of values our team holds is a culture of collaboration that invites conflict. Any book that teaches about good leadership (including mine) encourages conflict among team members.
