Posts Tagged ‘teams’

Do You Need A Collaborator, or a Schemer?

David Seah writes probably one of my favorite articles in a while, the difference between Collaboration and Scheming.Being a Schemer at heart, it's nice to read an objective comparison between the two and what the difference boils down to. According to Seah, it's an 'emotional vs rational duality'. So what does one expect from a good “co-schemer”?

A co-schemer buys into your idea completely, because it’s their idea too.
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April 30 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: collaboration, team, teams, teamwork | no comments»

What’s The Problem? Find Out Using CATWOE

CATWOE is a method for expanding your thinking about a problem or situation before you zero in on a specific problem that you want to solve.

CATWOE? It's new to me too, but MindTools have an article about understanding CATWOE so you can better understand your problems. Focused mainly on issues that arise in business, it goes like this:

Customers Who are they, and how does the issue affect them?
Actors Who

April 13 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: problemsolving, team, teams | 5 comments»

The Power of Jimmy Olsen

Oh, sure, you can see why Superman's all great and wonderful and all that, but you know what? He took off. Just after Superman 2 (in movie continuity), the Big Blue Boy Scout takes off to go check out a rumor. This little jaunt leaves Earth without someone to catch all those falling planes for five years. But do you know who stayed around?Jimmy Olsen.I know a real… Continue reading

July 11 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: comicbooks, comics, Communication, jimmyolsen, Management, superheroes, superman, teams, teamwork | 6 comments»