By Paul M Smith In previous blogs, we’ve talked about how important Psychological Safety is to Team Transcendence. (If you have issues with the term Psychological Safety, just insert the words “respect and belonging” whenever that phrase comes up.) …

By Kelly S Ward It strikes me as though we in business know little about the importance of teams. I can’t believe I just wrote those words. Don’t get me wrong, I recognize that the business literature and language pays much homage to team, teamwork and team members. The…

By John Freisinger I think it is safe to assume that if you are reading this blog you are familiar with what Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi called “flow”. When experienced by an individual, “flow” can be a highly focused mental state conducive to productivity. …

By Paul M Smith Have you ever been assigned to work on something that had to be done and that nobody believed was possible? It might have been because of external pressures or because someone high up in your organization wanted it. The result, though, was that you were…

By Kelly S Ward In the mid-1970’s, the Six-Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman television shows captivated my attention — think The Avengers for a current reference. Since then, any mention of human augmentation or enhancement in popular media or scientific discovery immediately draws my fascination. And, in…

By Alexandra K Ward Although still somewhat emergent, the science of social collaboration has found that we can create ideal conditions for working with others and experiencing “group genius.” Group genius is the pinnacle of this team collaboration. The phrase describes instances in which teams, individuals sharing a defined goal…

By John Freisinger What skills do you think would be most useful to learn to help others thrive during these VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous) times we’re facing with the COVID-19 pandemic? Resilience? Gratitude? …

By Paul M Smith In order to be effective team members we all need to be at our best individually before we can be at our best with others. This is reflected in Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. The first three habits focus on becoming independent, the…