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An Ice Skating Track And Opportunities To Start Conversations.

Yes, we have snow. Like almost everybody else. The neighbors created an ice-skating track by flooding a small field. The ice is not perfect. But … it’s just perfect. People get together. The field of frozen water is just a good excuse to get out and have some fun. It’s not that if there isn’t …

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Boundaries. How Do You Know You Are Part Of A Group?

How do yo know you are part of a group? And how do you know who are the other group members? This seems like an obvious question. “Well. When you are assigned to the group.” “By looking at the organizational chart.” Really? That’s it? Forget formal declarations about authority, responsibility and who will pay your …

A Lack Of Time And Groups That Need To Become Teams.

“As time has become a rare commodity do we find the time to wait for the stages of teams to mature?” That’s a comment by my friend Ali when I discussed The Gathering. When you don’t know the organization, don’t know the team members, perhaps use digital communication, and have a very short amount of …

Three Balances For Resilient Groups. Why Every Group Will Collapse.

Do you know the feeling at the end of your holiday you spent with a group? That was fun. Glad it is over. Let’s do this again sometime. I’ve done some fantastic organized travel tours. Traveling for a month with people you have never met before through a strange continent. Awesome. At first everyone is …