Jun 29th 08 Posted by Jesse Kliza

Mix things up to re-energize your team

Here’s a great exercise to help re-energize your team: Tell every member of your team that you want each of them to forget about everything that they are currently working on, and take the time to come up with what THEY think they should be working on. What THEY think should be their highest priority. In addition, ask them to look at what every other member of the team is currently working on, and... read more

Jun 17th 08 Posted by Jesse Kliza

When Team Dynamics Become Team Dynumbics

Sometimes a terrible thing can happen to a team. Team dynamics become what I call team “dynumbics”. People become numb. They become lulled to sleep, not willing to participate in the overall team effort aside from doing their individual tasks and calling it a day. They no longer have a drive to disagree, to be creative or to voice their opinions and ideas. Why does this happen? In thinking... read more

Jun 9th 08 Posted by Jesse Kliza

Working Together to Create a Culture of Innovation

One of the things I love most about working is having the opportunity to sit down next to someone else and work side by side with them on something. I literally go out of my way to work with people this way if at all possible. I learn so much, and it’s an opportunity for me to hopefully impart something worthwhile to the person I’m working with. Sure, there are always things that you simply... read more

Mar 30th 08 Posted by Jesse Kliza

The new Starbucks “Idea Engine”

I walked into Starbucks Friday afternoon for a cup of tea, and came across this: I knew what was coming… Starbucks recently launched a new site called mystarbucksidea.com, powered by Salesforce Ideas. I love it when I see a company (especially a large name company like Starbucks), utilizing technology to listen to and involve their customers in more of what they do. I thought it was cool that they... read more