How to Use the Performance Pendulum for Team Success

How to Use the Performance Pendulum for Team Success

Team performance rarely moves upward in a neat straight line, although team success is often viewed that way. Team performance rarely moves upward in a neat straight line. Yet many organizations act as if it does. A plan is made, goals are added, KPIs are placed on...
Dealing with nostalgia and negativity in production teams

Dealing with nostalgia and negativity in production teams

When “things were better in the past” starts holding a team back Nostalgia in production teams can seem harmless at first. A comment during a break. A sigh when another new system is announced. A look during a meeting. But when “things were better in the past” keeps...
Building High-Performing Teams in Manufacturing

Building High-Performing Teams in Manufacturing

Why high-performing teams in manufacturing matter so much When you walk through a manufacturing environment, you feel it immediately: nothing here runs on paper alone. Not on beautiful strategies. Not on a management presentation. And not on a new system that was...
Cultivating Success: A Comprehensive Guide to Team Alignment

Cultivating Success: A Comprehensive Guide to Team Alignment

Team alignment sounds good. But what does it actually mean? Team alignment. I have to be honest: words like that sometimes make me itch a little. Not because the topic is not important, but because it can become empty so quickly. Everyone wants alignment. Everyone...