Stewart Leadership Insights Blog

4 Vital Considerations for Your Team Charter

By Peter Stewart

October 27, 2022

Team Development, Team Building, Create Purpose

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Forming a new team can be an exciting endeavor. With the creative energy that comes from starting something new, team members may be tempted to dive straight into the work. But before the work begins, new teams should take some time to create a...

3 Indications Your Team is in the Renewing Phase

By Daniel Stewart

April 29, 2022

Team Development, Team Building, Teaming for Success

a group of executives standing in a circle with their hands meeting in the middle

Renewing is a phase that nearly all teams experience. It’s a point in team development that some change has occurred, and this kind of change can disrupt team dynamics with small ripples or full tsunamis, depending on the type of change.

4 Essential Elements in Developing Team Operating Principles

By Daniel Stewart

April 20, 2022

Team Development, Teaming, Executive Coaching

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Building and leading a successful team is no easy feat, and it can be challenging to get everyone informed, engaged, and ready for productivity. Operating principles are the team behaviors and processes that empower high-functioning teaming. These...

Evaluate Your Team's Communication Skills With These 4 Questions

By Peter Stewart

March 02, 2022

Team Development, Team Performance, Executive Teams, Teaming for Success

diverse business team working around conference room table

Did you know that collaboration is a key factor in priming our brains for success when working with others? While it’s no secret that successful teamwork requires successful communication, the full impact of a collaborative, communicative...

4 Questions to Unify Your Senior Team

By Peter Stewart

February 14, 2022

Team Development, Team Performance, Executive Teams, Teaming for Success

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As an individual contributor, every member of your senior leadership team is probably a rockstar. Those rockstar characteristics likely made them stand out as candidates for senior leadership. But sometimes, individual contributors have trouble...

3 Questions to Measure the Morale of Your Team

By Peter Stewart

January 07, 2022

Team Development, Team Performance, Teaming for Success

Over the years at Stewart Leadership, we have noticed a pivotal element of team communication: people tend to support or defend what they helped create or decide. Employees that have a stake in their teams will feel like their actions matter. Team...

2 Essential Ingredients in Launching a Successful Team

By Peter Stewart

January 05, 2022

Team Development, Team Performance, Teaming for Success

energetic senior leader engaging with team

Have you ever worked on a team that seemed chaotic from the start? One where no one seems to know what the team is meant to accomplish, or how the work of the team impacts the larger organizational picture? You aren’t alone.

The 5 Phases of Teaming

By Peter Stewart

December 13, 2021

Team Development, Team Performance, Teaming for Success

executive team working around conference table

Collaboration and teamwork are integral in today’s business environment. The evolving nature of remote and in-person work can make team building a challenge for even the most effective leaders. Teaming is an ongoing, action-oriented process of...