Modeling behavior is one of the most powerful forces for change, not pontificating. If we want the world to bend to our values, we would all be wise to let our values inform our actions and our processes, not our talking points.

Daniel WeinzvegOctober 16, 2019values, Organization Development, Team Development, Meeting DesignComment

What’s The Best Part Of A Conference?

Conferences are a great place to learn and connect with potential clients, colleagues, partners and provocateurs. That being said, conferences tend to have one thing in common, no matter the industry, format or location: The sessions are often delivered in a dry, un-engaging format.

Find out how one group is making the most of their industry conference...

Daniel WeinzvegJune 1, 2018Team Development, Conference, Meeting Design, Master Mind, Peer-to-peer business groupComment

Technology Wont Save Us

While it is exciting to focus on emerging technologies, we must not place too much hope in its hands nor invest more time in the development of them than we do ourselves or each other. No technology, policy or law is going to save us. We have to save us. We do this by investing in ourselves and our relationships with each other.

Daniel WeinzvegMay 17, 2018blockchain, human centered design, Team Development, p2pComment

Evaluating Our Efforts

After each workshop, intervention, and training I lead, I have participants fill out an evaluation. This is important to me since I work in a myriad of industries, with various sized groups, and with different problems to solve. Evaluating my performance and the impact of my work on my clients is vital. The more feedback I receive on what went well or what could use improvement supports me in enhancing my work with every client interaction. That being said, as I review my latest batch of evaluations and reflect on the many other sources of feedback from previous workshops, I have a clearer understanding of the many ways I can evaluate my impact.

Team Building 101: Quality Relationships

Just as vital as clear goals are for teams to perform, are quality relationships between team members. People working together well need to respect one another, trust each other and feel seen by their colleagues. Recent studies have shown that the most effective teams exhibit the following behaviors:

Daniel WeinzvegSeptember 1, 2016Organization Development, Team Building, Team DevelopmentComment

Team Building 101: Effective Processes

The importance of clear processes cannot be overstated. By making explicit aspects of your work and your practice, habits are built, standards are met, and performance becomes consistent.

Daniel WeinzvegAugust 23, 2016Team Development, Team Building, Organization Development, decision makingComment

Team Building 101: Clear Roles & Structures

Who is responsible for what? If a team member doesn’t perform, what happens? How do our distinct roles play together in pursuit of our shared goal? Who holds the authority here? If the Warriors didn’t know who to look to when calling the plays, why certain skilled players sat on the bench while others got to start and how they could leverage their individual skills, collectively, this season would have looked a a lot different.

Daniel WeinzvegAugust 8, 2016Team Development, Team Building, Organization DevelopmentComment

Team Building 101: Shared Identity

Shared Identity is arguably the most important aspect of building a team; transforming a group of individuals into a cohesive, focused team. The concept of “Shared Identity” can be divided into four subcategories: Vision/Values/Mission, strategic priorities, goals and measures of success.

Team Work: Warriors Style

Sports are a rich source of metaphors and this year, the Warriors proved to be the epitome of what a high performing team looks like, acts like can accomplish: incredible feats, record smashing results and marketplace dominance, all the while having a great time.