(615) 656-0465 mark@markskenny.com

Blog Archives

Category: Blog Posts

Actually Have Conflict

Actually Have Conflict

Note: this is a series of weekly tips to build a functional, collaborative, aligned team. Tip: Actually Have Conflict A couple of weeks ago, I shared a tip about creating conflict norms for your team. Conflict norms give your team a predictable environment which makes...
Seek Buy-In Not Consensus

Seek Buy-In Not Consensus

Note: this is the tenth in a series of weekly tips to build a functional, collaborative, aligned team. Tip: Seek Buy-In, Not Consensus Most of us as leaders try to create consensus on our team. Consensus feels good. Consensus is comfortable. Consensus makes everyone...
Develop Conflict Norms

Develop Conflict Norms

Note: this is the ninth in a series of weekly tips to build a functional, collaborative, aligned team. Tip: Develop Conflict Norms for Your Team Every healthy team has regular, healthy conflict. It is essential to finding the best solution, making the best decision,...
Build a Strategic Playbook for Your Team

Build a Strategic Playbook for Your Team

Note: this is the eighth in a series of weekly tips to build a functional, collaborative, aligned team. Tip: Build a Strategic Team Playbook to Eliminate Confusion and Create Game-Changing Focus One evening while attending a conference at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas...
Leverage Your Team Party to Build Trust

Leverage Your Team Party to Build Trust

Note: this is the sixth in a new series of weekly tips to build a functional, collaborative, aligned team. Somewhere around 2012, our small team of four went out for a lovely Christmas dinner at Maggiano’s, a nice Italian restaurant in town. It was our version of a...