Stewart Leadership Insights Blog

4 Essential Elements in Developing Team Operating Principles

By Daniel Stewart

April 20, 2022

Team Development, Teaming, Executive Coaching

Young professional man smiling at a team member as he places Post-it note on wall.

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...

6 Barriers to Team Problem-Solving

By Daniel Stewart

August 23, 2021

Team Performance, Teaming, Problem Solving

professional team working on problem together

There’s no doubt that team problem-solving is an excellent way to develop effective solutions to core organizational challenges. Great teams can produce a better result 80% of the time, and solving problems together helps the whole team buy-in to...

7 Advantages of Team Problem-Solving

By Daniel Stewart

August 09, 2021

Team Performance, Teaming, Problem Solving

Do you remember that old story about the blind men and the elephant? In the story, six men who lived in a village in India were born blind. They grew up curious about the world around them and often asked travelers to share their stories of life...

9 Traits of an Ideal Team Member

By Daniel Stewart

May 31, 2021

Executive Teams, Teaming, Teaming for Success

Business woman smiling at camera holding documents with team behind her

For the past few decades, we have conducted an activity with teams we consult, train, and coach called “Ideal Team Member.” Over the years, leaders have shared the attributes they look at when selecting team members and what characteristics they...

The Nine Dimensions of Successful Teaming

By Peter Stewart

May 03, 2021

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

It’s not just you. The fact is, we are all spending more time working in teams than we used to. HBR reported that the time managers and employees spent working together collaboratively increased by 50% or more over the past two decades — a trend...

8 Keys to Managing Conflict Well

By Daniel Stewart

September 07, 2020

Leadership, Leading Teams, Teaming, Effective Communication

When the challenge of addressing conflict is brought up, I like to engage in a free association activity. You can try it now. What do you think of when I say the word conflict?

7 Actions for Leading a Remote Team

By Daniel Stewart

August 11, 2020

Leadership, Teaming, Remote Leadership

leader working at a computer with remote team

What do you need to do to be an effective leader for your remote team? As more companies continue to offer more remote options, I have been reading and listening to great information and advice from thought leaders around the globe and across...

6 Tips For Creating Psychological Safety in The Workplace

By Peter Stewart

July 13, 2020

Leadership, Teaming, Remote Leadership

We are months into this transition to remote work, and most everyone I speak to struggles with one or more aspects of working with and leading remote teams.