Breathing the Same Collaborative Air
Having employees work virtually has now become the norm in many organizations. From an employee engagement perspective, there are some great advantages to organizations that offer that level of...
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Jam With Vision
In a previous blog we discussed how effective collaboration involves having the right mix. Specifically we examined the part of the collaborative mix referred to as Pump Up The Volume....
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Love The One You’re With
Yesterday I received a call from a friend of mine who owns a rehearsal studio in Atlanta. He invited me out for a private show that the band Skid Row was putting on for friends and...
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What Does It Mean To Be Open Minded?
Call me crazy, but I haven’t met too many people in my travels that would ever consider themselves anything less than open minded. Actually, I have found that those who make it...
View ArticleWhat Does It Mean To Be United In Purpose?
A friend of mine recently shared a video with me about a little boy with Cancer who is a HUGE Nebraska Cornhusker football fan. One of the players took a real liking to this little boy and as a result...
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The Collaborative Mix – Continued Create Good Vibes
In a previous blog we discussed how effective collaboration involves having the right mix. Specifically we examined the part of the collaborative mix referred to as Pump Up The Volume...
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We Are Designed To Collaborate
Recently my wife and I took our dog Rocko for a walk. It’s part of our morning ritual after we have coffee. Rocko had picked up on some kind of scent and he and pulled me ahead....
View ArticleRick Rubin in the Studio with Black Sabbath
If you think bands don’t need mission statements, think again. Great clip of famed producer Rick Rubin talking about his work with Black Sabbath. Great producers like great leaders help define the...
View ArticleWho To Be In The Room
Knowing who to be in the room is an important attribute for great producers AND great leaders. Check out this video of a record producer sharing his thoughts on how that mindset affects his process....
View ArticleWant Teamwork? Encourage Free Speech
Interesting read on the subtle but important communication nuances when trying to give those around you a voice. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/13/jobs/want-teamwork-encourage-free-speech.html?_r=1 The...
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Welcome To Our New Cyber Home (from our founder)
Welcome to our new cyber home! For me the creation and launch is much more than just putting up a new website. As the founder of Banding People Together this feels like an arrival. This is the...
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Why Collaboration Fails In Organizations
Collaborative Insanity Will Lead You Here So the executive team comes back from their retreat and shares the decree that everyone needs to collaborate and “work better together. ” Seems...
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Why bother having another meeting?
I am constantly amazed at what oftentimes seems to be a profound lack of strategic thought and approach when it comes to how meetings get planned. It truly blows me away when I ask a meeting planner...
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Are You Willing To Look In The Collaborative Mirror?
I believe that we come into this world designed to “feel” harmony in a number of different ways. We all know what it feels like when a relationship of any type is in harmony. Musically speaking,...
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What’s All The To Do About Change?
I don’t believe that managing change should be a big deal at all. It seems as if in victimhood like fashion many have taken to the Chicken Little “The Sky Is Falling” approach to managing change. I...
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Is Your Team Playing From The Same Sheet Of Music?
Having played in many bands, I can tell you that when you start a band everyone has similar goals. We want to be rock stars. We want our music to change the world. We want to be on the cover of...
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Collaboration Is A State of Mind
“Yeah…I’m going to need you to come in and collaborate…”` I have found that people often have very limiting views when it comes to what collaboration is all about. Some think of it as an activity....
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Collaboration; Expected Not Taught
I am truly baffled by the incredibly unrealistic expectation that people should be able to collaborate effectively. I suppose if we look at how man has evolved we can make some assumptions. In the...
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Some Rock Bands Have Figured Out Incentives and Aligning Behaviors
Last night my wife and I watched a very moving documentary called Long Time Running. It was recommended by a friend whose opinion I most definitely value so it was easy jump in even though we didn’t...
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Airports and Accountability
Yesterday I flew back home to Atlanta from LAX after working with some amazing leaders at Netflix. Being in Atlantan it’s hard not to fly Delta and as a result I’ve reached what they call Platinum...
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