Douglas Gerber
The Four Behaviors of Ford under Alan Mulally
Alan Mulally, Ford legend and former CEO was clear and very proscriptive around behaviours both at the senior leadership team level...
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Douglas R. Gerber
- Dec 17, 2020
- 4 min
The Dehumanization of Teams: Managing Virtual Teams in the 2020s
During a recent seminar with Marshall Goldsmith, best-selling author and The Thinkers 50 #1 Leadership Thinker in the World, he shared a...
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Douglas R. Gerber
- Nov 19, 2020
- 3 min
Getting Your Team To Collaborate With Others – 7 Keys To Cross Team Collaboration
By Douglas R. Gerber, Author of The Book Team Quotient One of the key goals as a leadership team is moving to high “TQ” or “Team...
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Douglas R. Gerber
- Sep 10, 2020
- 3 min
Why Leaders Are Only As Good As The Teams They Build
The Golden State Warriors domination of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2018 NBA championship series was cringe worthy. The 4-0 sweep...
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STEVE WATKINS
- Jun 27, 2019
- 3 min
How To Build Teams Through Trust
Douglas Gerber, founder and CEO of leadership team coaching firm Focus One, has worked with more than 100 leadership teams over the past...
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Douglas R. Gerber
- Jun 20, 2019
- 3 min
Why Team Development is a Skill You Need
Your personal development and the development of your people are two key areas to which you probably have made commitments. The third,...
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Douglas R. Gerber
- Apr 23, 2019
- 4 min
Silo Mentality: The Bane of Most Teams
One of the biggest frustrations expressed by business leaders of teams is the ‘silo mentality.’ This mentality allows people to work in...
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Douglas Gerber
- Dec 12, 2018
- 5 min
Core Elements of High Performance Teams
Culture defines us in our family units, businesses, and organizations. It distinguishes who we are and how we are described. Employees...
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Douglas R. Gerber
- Oct 9, 2018
- 4 min
Why Don’t Business Leaders Do, What Sports Teams Know?
The Golden State Warriors domination of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2018 NBA championship series was cringeworthy. The 4-0 sweep makes...
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Douglas Gerber
- Aug 14, 2018
- 3 min
Meetings That Work - Alan Mulally’s Approach
Many team members dread meetings, finding them ineffective, lengthy, and in some cases just plain useless. I have always been surprised...
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Douglas Gerber
- Aug 7, 2018
- 3 min
Kick-Start TQ by Leveraging The Burning Platform
As a team leader, you probably have some clear ideas of the issues concerning your organization or operation, and where you want to lead...
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Douglas Gerber
- Jul 31, 2018
- 4 min
Who Stays - Who Goes? Alan Mulally’s Proven Approach to Leadership Teams
In order to give Team Quotient (TQ) the best head start, the first thing a new CEO must examine is the leadership team, making sure the...
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Douglas Gerber
- Jul 24, 2018
- 3 min
How to Create a Compelling Team Vision?
Many teams rely on the Company Vision or Mission to pull the team together. That is acceptable for a Mediocre team but it’s not good...
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Douglas Gerber
- Jul 17, 2018
- 4 min
Team Values: What Really Matters?
All teams have Values in some form, whether conscious or unconscious. Unfortunately, many teams haven’t articulated and aligned their...
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Douglas Gerber
- Jul 10, 2018
- 4 min
Creating High Team Quotient (TQ): Identity, Bonding, And Relationships
You may have a talented team with a clear Vision; perhaps you have even identified core Values and behaviours. Yet, the soft, intangible...
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Douglas Gerber
- Jun 24, 2018
- 3 min
Case of GSK China - Building World Class High Performance Team
Building a world class high performance team around a new market model (Excerpt from Book “Team Quotient: How to Build High Performance...
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Douglas Gerber
- Jun 22, 2018
- 2 min
European Bank - Focusing on the Vision
One of our clients was a team at a European bank responsible for ‘transaction banking.’ Transaction banking handles the safe and...
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Douglas Gerber
- Jun 12, 2018
- 3 min
Professional Services Team - From Dysfunction to High Performance
This professional services firm is a global leader in its field and a strong player in Greater China. The partners on this team are...
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Douglas Gerber
- Jun 5, 2018
- 2 min
Global Marketing Communications Firm - Creating a New Team Culture in a Multi-cultural Team
This Marketing Communications firm is a global leader in its field and a strong player in Asia. It had recently acquired another...
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Douglas Gerber
- May 29, 2018
- 3 min
Global Pharmaceutical Leadership Team From a New Team to a High Performance Team
Jack had just been appointed as the new business unit head of a major pharmaceutical company. I was assigned to be Jack’s coach in 2014. ...
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