So many benefits can flow from working together within an organization rather than remaining isolated in silos. Collaboration can help yield fresh ideas, greater efficiency and more productivity. In turn, this can maximize your startup’s working capital and free up additional cash flow. Collaboration may not come naturally to everyone, especially in newer organizations that haven’t yet...

Muhammad Ali, Tom Brady, Babe Ruth and Michael Jordan are some of the greatest professional athletes the world has ever known, but even these legends occasionally dropped the ball (as it were). It’s only natural, then, that your team members will occasionally do the same. Even the best employees will occasionally miss out on an...

Ensuring that your employees stay motivated and satisfied be daunting, but it’s vital for company culture. Motivated workers bring benefits that go beyond simple productivity. Competition can be a healthy motivator. It doesn’t have to be cutthroat, either. As a business leader, you should encourage friendly competition that shows team members you not only want...

Despite the many benefits tied to teamwork, research into the subject is contributing to conflicting ideas. It turns out that teamwork does not always work. Not in situations when absolute creativity is required, where people find it better to work alone, or times when teams are doomed to fail.  For instance, big teams tend to ...

An old adage tells us that “It takes teamwork to make the dream work.” In a nutshell, that’s exactly what developing and implementing effective collaboration strategies can do for your small business. While members of any cross-functional team can make progress playing nicely in the sandbox together, a little strategic effort can get even more...