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Winning Arguments Is a Myth
It’s easy to get obsessed with being right. Josh Freedman discusses why it’s so irresistible and at the same time so destructive to focus on being right.
Posted October 22, 2018 by in Life
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Introducing the Dashboard
Max Ghini and Josh Freedman discuss the dashboard, which was a new tool at the time of filming. An amazing breakdown of all the valuable data that a team can learn from a group dashboard.
Posted May 28, 2018 by in Business
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Individual vs. Team Performance Evaluations
Businesses are accustomed to evaluating individual employees, even when they rarely work in isolation. But how can businesses tap the collaborative and creative power of teams?
Posted February 1, 2018 by in Business
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Group Affect: The Social Side of Emotions
This animated video breaks down the last quarter century of research into the role of emotions in social settings and its implications for group work. “Emotions aren’t just inside of us. They ripple out, signaling to and influencing others.”
Posted January 16, 2017 by in Life
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Google’s Teamwork Study
Google recently concluded a study on the effectiveness of teams. They consistently found two characteristics of effective teams- and what they are may surprise you.
Posted August 30, 2016 by in Business
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Helping a Stressed Out Coworker
This article from Harvard Business Review goes through concrete steps that we can take to help someone who is feeling stressed. The focus of the article is on helping a coworker, but the steps are helpful in any situation involving stress!
Posted February 8, 2016 by in Business
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Dance by Ma Li (馬麗) and Zhai Xiaowei (翟孝偉).
This is a lovely piece on resilience & optimism – story of adversity below – and what they’ve achieved is both inspiring and heartful. In a Chinese modern dance competition on TV one very unique couple won one of the top prizes. The lady, in her 30’s, was a dancer who had trained since she […]
Posted August 15, 2015 by PK Hattis in Life
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Worksheet: Exceptional Teams
Includes instructions on using this process with a group to clarify the elements of a great team. From Joshua Freedman
Posted March 15, 2015 by Joshua in Business
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