Ways to Encourage Collaboration Among Employees

Employee collaboration has valuable benefits for your business — it can lead to increased productivity, more creativity, and better morale. The trick? Finding ways to build a company culture that encourages and rewards employees who work together.  Prioritize Communication Free-flowing communication is critical to employee collaboration. When employees feel safe and inspired to offer feedback and present ideas, it’s easier to …

Positive Tension on a Team

Tug not War – Part 3 In Part 1, we looked at four words associated with tension. They are conflict, stress, strain, or pressure. In Part 2 we discussed the word tension and how it can be defined as, “the act of stretching or straining.” Both are action words and both create a pull in different directions; therefore, we get “tension”. Note there is a positive side, “stretching”, …