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Tom LaForce I am on a mission to create better teams at work and in the public square. This site is for you if you are interested in creating more effective collaboration within your spheres of influence. Will you join me?

Friday, February 06, 20090 Comments

My Team is Overwhelmed

How to deal with a team that’s complaining about too much to do and not enough resources to complete the job.

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Thursday, February 05, 20090 Comments

Catching the Message

Communication involves two critical skills. Which one do you want to improve?

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Wednesday, February 04, 20090 Comments

Fire Up Your Team

Your team has unlimited potential. Here are four strategies for reaching that potential.

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Friday, January 23, 20090 Comments

Two Truths and a Lie

A fun and easy icebreaker to help people learn some interesting facts about their teammates.

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Tuesday, January 20, 20090 Comments

Powerful Questions

Successful teams not only ask a lot of questions, they learn to ask powerful questions.

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Tuesday, January 20, 20090 Comments

Running a Structured Discussion

When a team is struggling between two or three reasonable options, there is no better tool than a structured discussion.

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