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Collaboration | CrossLead | Washington, D.C.

Every Company Desperately Needs a Chief Collaboration Officer

“Too many meetings and too many emails” are the cries of today’s knowledge workers, and both are artifacts of well-intended collaboration spun out of control. Your most precious company resource …

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Collaborationefficiencyoperating rhythmperformance
festivus seinfeld, crosslead, washington dc

A Festivus for the Rest of Us: Seinfeld and Annual Performance Reviews

We’re getting to that time of year where it is apparent that Frank Costanza’s dream of a new and widely-celebrated holiday, Festivus, has been realized. Little did we know that Festivus …

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4 Ways to Make Your Company’s Meetings More Effective

No job description reads: “35%+ of your time will be spent in meetings, most of which will start late, run long, and fail to accomplish their objectives. 25%+ of time …

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Meetingsoperating rhythm
team meeting over a project with computer and paper, crosslead, washington dc

2 Issues with Accountability You Didn’t Know Your Company Was Facing

We expect leaders and employees to be accountable. But in today’s complex environment, companies face two challenges when establishing a culture of accountability. First, employees are held accountable for executing …

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Sorry, can you say that again? You might not be communicating as well as you think

“ ‘Scuse me while I kiss this guy” — Not Jimi Hendrix The quote above is from an entertaining book by Gavin Edwards about how musical lyrics have been misinterpreted. Some might say that Jimi Hendrix’s …

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Rules to Live By — 3 Requirements to Optimize Your Meetings

“There’s no good way to waste your time. Wasting time is just wasting time.” — Helen Mirren Wasted time in a meeting feels painful. I often hear, “Meetings take me away from …

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CollaborationLeadershipMeetingsTeamworkTime Management
employee writing down a to-do list in a notebook, crosslead, washington dc

Why You Need to Write Down Your To-Do List

There are a thousand and one articles reminding us that productivity improves when we write down our tasks. Somehow, writing them and seeing them is a spur to action. Likewise, …

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LeadershipPrioritizationProductivityTeamworkTo-Do-List
strategic planning, crosslead, washington, d.c.

Myth-Busting: 3 Common Myths about Alignment and What Your Organization Really Needs to be Aligned

Most leaders will tell you that they believe alignment is important for their organizations, however there are a few common misconceptions about how to achieve it in today’s dynamic environment. …

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major doug zembiec, crosslead, washington dc

CrossLead: Major Doug Zembiec’s Contribution

CrossLead has grown and evolved over the years and there are probably a few people that have never heard the story about the genesis of CrossLead and its connection to Major …

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LeadershipMilitaryTeamworkVeterans
sand timer, daily standup, crosslead, washington dc

The Daily Stand-up

On the morning of August 14, 1914, General Joseph-Simon Gallieni, military governor and commander of the Armies of Paris, called a meeting of his cabinet. This gathering was not an …

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