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Ideal Team Player: Part 3
Hungry team members drive progress, take ownership, and fuel success. Does your team have the hunger to excel? Let's find out.
Brent Stromwall
Mar 311 min read
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Ideal Team Player: Part 2 - Humble
Humility builds trust, clarity, and accountability in teams, creating a high-performing culture. Learn how it drives success in the blog.
Brent Stromwall
Mar 51 min read
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You Can’t Handle the Shame! Pt 3 – Correction
Jim Wilder says, "Without healthy shame there is no transformation." Healthy shame guides growth and better relationships, unlike toxic sham
Brent Stromwall
Nov 4, 20241 min read
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You Can’t Handle the Shame! Pt 2 – Group Identity
Confronting team dysfunction requires two ingredients: a healthy group identity and compassionate correction.
Brent Stromwall
Sep 26, 20241 min read
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You Can’t Handle the Shame! Pt 1 - Narcissism
Narcissistic leaders stifle team health by intimidating others and avoiding accountability, damaging team dynamics and morale.
Brent Stromwall
Sep 2, 20241 min read
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Team Health Pt. 5 - Correction and Shame
Healthy correction is relational, where a compassionate individual facilitates the experience of shame in the person.
Brent Stromwall
Mar 3, 20242 min read
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Just Say No!
The phenomenon of Hurry Sickness has become a prevalent behavior pattern in our culture. What is the key to eliminating it? Keep reading.
Brent Stromwall
Jan 27, 20242 min read
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Four Ingredients for Team Health, Pt. 4
Group identity statements are essential for businesses and teams.
Brent Stromwall
Jan 8, 20241 min read
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Four Ingredients for Team Health, Pt. 2
Compassion in leadership goes beyond mere concern; it involves a deep empathy for the emotions of team members.
Brent Stromwall
Oct 29, 20231 min read
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Joy By Design
Part of community requires us to relate and experience joy. That means someone is glad to be with us. We show this through appreciation.
Brent Stromwall
Nov 20, 20222 min read
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Pay Attention
It takes an average of 15 minutes for the brain to reorient after a distraction. The cost of distraction adds up. Here's how to minimize it!
Brent Stromwall
Oct 3, 20223 min read
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The Cost of Winning
Emotional immaturity in a team is toxic for everyone in the room, and the business.
Brent Stromwall
Jan 20, 20224 min read
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Do I Belong Here?
Leaders should create a strong sense of belonging for all of their employees. It is good for your business and good for their health.
Brent Stromwall
Oct 26, 20213 min read
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Where are the Mature Leaders?
What we are seeing from our leaders reminds us of two children fighting over toys in the sandbox. Where are the mature leaders?
Brent Stromwall
Sep 14, 20214 min read
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Employee Joy Yields Employee Engagement
You and your employees and teams will perform better – at their best – only when you all are in joy. A joy-filled team is more effective...
Brent Stromwall
Jul 26, 20214 min read
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RARE Leadership Part 5 - Defining Joy in a Team
What if your employees liked working and being with you so much that they were willing to make sacrifices without incentive? What if they di
Brent Stromwall
Apr 18, 20213 min read
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Team Health
In his book, The Advantage, Patrick Lencioni says “I’ve become absolutely convinced that the seminal difference between successful...
Brent Stromwall
Dec 1, 20201 min read
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Logical or Relational: The Anatomy of an Ideal Team
We were designed to process pain in a healthy way, but few of us are aware of this or have learned how.
Brent Stromwall
Nov 27, 20208 min read
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“I Simply Don’t Know What to Do Next.”
In order to gain the benefits for himself, his employees, and his business, the owner must institute disciplined change, starting with himse
Brent Stromwall
Dec 2, 20192 min read
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"Is This Going to Be Uncomfortable?"
...misunderstanding, not being consulted, or poor communication are three primary reasons for resistance to change for a leadership team.
Brent Stromwall
Nov 26, 20192 min read
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