Posts by Gwen Voelpel
Sticks and Stones May Break a Spirit
Leaders enable others to act. They don’t demean or belittle them. But there are bosses out there who don’t seem to be able to communicate in more helpful ways.
Read MoreGrade Your Own Paper: Committing to Do More
Integris’ Gwen Voelpel talks about the importance of acknowledging where you may be weak and asking for help so that you can stay trust to team commitment.
Read MoreSpeeding Up Trust by Giving Grace, Connecting with Co-workers
Integris’ Gwen Voelpel talks about the importance of building trust within a team by giving grace to those around us
Read MoreMeetings going really easy? Uh oh…
Gwen Voelpel of Integris points out this interesting article about how messy meetings can lead to better team decisions and greater overall commitment.
Read MoreProve Yourself Wrong and Cheer: The Power of Challenging the Process
Gwen Voelpel of Integris directs us to a YouTube video to help encourage you to challenge the process within your organization even at the risk of failure.
Read MoreTaming the Monsters: Four Elements of Effective Feedback
That foundation of trust ensures that feedback builds up—rather than tears down—teamwork. Read more about the four elements of effective feedback.
Read MoreHow “all business” can hurt business: Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team
Gwen Voelpel talks about the value of water cooler talk on building trust within teams and offices.
Read MoreThree Ways to Help Your Team Escape Analysis Paralysis
Teams often get stuck in analysis paralysis, but there are ways to mitigate that so that teams can commit to the decisions that are made.
Read MoreTrust and Washington State Legislature
Listen to this NPR story about how vulnerability-based trust works to help the Washington State Legislature move towards agreement on issues.
Read MoreKing County Raises Employee Engagement scores by 33% in One Year
Using The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team with the King County Office of Risk Management Services to increase employee engagement scores by 33% in one year.
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