Heart & Results Blog
Over 25 years of transforming teams through a simultaneous focus on heart (the human dimension) and results (the performance dimension) for sustained impact.
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Dedicated to Transforming Teams
Here, we share free resources on team development and team coaching, as well as news and updates from Corentus.
What is a Team Coach and Team Coaching?
TEAM COACH (noun)
A practitioner who applies the principles and techniques of professional coaching and possess a set of team coaching core competencies to assist a team of individuals develop the awareness, knowledge, and skills they need to better achieve their goals. Here is one set of core competencies created by Corentus.
Understanding Team Development Practices
After reading the results of the Finance division’s portion of the company’s annual employee survey, Renata – CFO of the organization and head of this division – knows she needs to call in an external professional to work with her Senior Leadership Team.
The Thinking Path
The CEO of a bottling company toured a plant whose employees were demoralized. The tour proved extremely successful, and the CEO’s approval of what he saw generated a visible lift of mood. Once the CEO had departed, the plant manager addressed the employees: “The boss really liked what he saw. He said it was the best he had ever seen. But why did you have the order of the products reversed in the coolers? It was embarrassing!” The employees’ mood instantly slumped.
Our Mini-Book: Introduction To Corentus Team Coaching- by Alexander Caillet and Amy Yeager
OUR GIFT TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE A PASSION FOR EFFECTIVE TEAMING
All of us at Corentus - especially Alexander and Amy - share their labor of love: Introduction to Corentus Team Coaching, for free, to the community of like-hearted people around the planet who have a passion for effective teaming.
Thoughtful Changes To The Corentus Team Wheel
Over the past 20+ years, we’ve worked from a foundation of three complementary team frameworks. These frameworks provide a foundation for the majority of our work with teams including the basis for a wide range of practical tools we use every day with our clients. From time to time, we improve upon these frameworks in order to obtain the greatest impact on our clients.
Team Leadership Model
Effective leadership in today’s world requires leaders to adapt to complexity and change all while leading others in various states of teaming to accomplish results and have an impact within their organizations. We’ve found that leaders who understand the dimensions of teaming and are attuned to the ecosystem of their organization are better positioned to create the conditions for effective teaming.
An Introduction to State of Mind
We’ve spent nearly three decades, across five continents, coaching and consulting to leaders who are experiencing intense professional challenges—from extreme competitive pressures to mismanaged mergers and acquisitions. Throughout this work, we’ve observed a consistent link between leaders’ states of mind and their effectiveness, relationships, and performance. In particular, we’ve repeatedly witnessed the positive impact of higher states of mind and the adverse impact of lower states of mind. These observations inspired us to conduct more systematic research to validate and explore the patterns that seemed to be emerging.
The Team Adaptability Advantage By Alexander Caillet and Amy Yeager
As someone who has dedicated much of my professional life to team coaching and consulting, I frequently get asked what the word "team" really means. What exactly is it that separates a team from any other type of group? Before I share my answer to that question, take a moment to consider what your own response might be. Do you have a clear idea of what a real team is, and do you know it when you see it?
Get in the Right State of Mind for Vacation
Have you ever been on vacation and been unable to relax? The whole point of taking time off is to achieve the calm, happy, and energized (CHE) states of mind that make us most productive and effective both while we’re away and when we’re back in the office. So how can you make sure that happens?
4 Steps to Dispel a Bad Mood
You know you’re in a bad mood. You know it’s hurting your performance at work. But how do you get yourself out of it?
State of Mind: How Your State of Mind Affects Your Performance
Don, a senior vice president for sales at a global manufacturing company, wakes up late, scrambles to get showered and dressed, has an argument with his teenage daughter over breakfast, then gets stuck in traffic on the way to work and realizes he will be late for his first meeting.
Several Communication & Collaboration Tools
Amy Yeager, CoAuthor. Recognize And Overcome The 6 Most Destructive Communication Patterns. Repair communication breakdowns on the spot and drive positive results in every conversation