Douglas GerberMay 10, 20215 minThe Four Behaviors of Ford under Alan MulallyAlan Mulally, Ford legend and former CEO was clear and very proscriptive around behaviours both at the senior leadership team level...
Douglas R. GerberDec 17, 20204 minThe Dehumanization of Teams: Managing Virtual Teams in the 2020sDuring a recent seminar with Marshall Goldsmith, best-selling author and The Thinkers 50 #1 Leadership Thinker in the World, he shared a...
Douglas R. GerberNov 19, 20203 minGetting Your Team To Collaborate With Others – 7 Keys To Cross Team CollaborationBy 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...
Douglas R. GerberSep 10, 20203 minWhy Leaders Are Only As Good As The Teams They BuildThe Golden State Warriors domination of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2018 NBA championship series was cringe worthy. The 4-0 sweep...
STEVE WATKINSJun 27, 20193 minHow To Build Teams Through TrustDouglas Gerber, founder and CEO of leadership team coaching firm Focus One, has worked with more than 100 leadership teams over the past...
Douglas R. GerberJun 20, 20193 minWhy Team Development is a Skill You NeedYour personal development and the development of your people are two key areas to which you probably have made commitments. The third,...
Douglas R. GerberApr 23, 20194 minSilo Mentality: The Bane of Most TeamsOne of the biggest frustrations expressed by business leaders of teams is the ‘silo mentality.’ This mentality allows people to work in...
Douglas GerberDec 12, 20185 minCore Elements of High Performance TeamsCulture defines us in our family units, businesses, and organizations. It distinguishes who we are and how we are described. Employees...
Douglas R. GerberOct 9, 20184 minWhy 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...
Douglas GerberAug 14, 20183 minMeetings That Work - Alan Mulally’s ApproachMany team members dread meetings, finding them ineffective, lengthy, and in some cases just plain useless. I have always been surprised...
Douglas GerberAug 7, 20183 minKick-Start TQ by Leveraging The Burning PlatformAs a team leader, you probably have some clear ideas of the issues concerning your organization or operation, and where you want to lead...
Douglas GerberJul 31, 20184 minWho Stays - Who Goes? Alan Mulally’s Proven Approach to Leadership TeamsIn 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...
Douglas GerberJul 24, 20183 minHow 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...
Douglas GerberJul 17, 20184 minTeam Values: What Really Matters?All teams have Values in some form, whether conscious or unconscious. Unfortunately, many teams haven’t articulated and aligned their...
Douglas GerberJul 10, 20184 minCreating High Team Quotient (TQ): Identity, Bonding, And RelationshipsYou may have a talented team with a clear Vision; perhaps you have even identified core Values and behaviours. Yet, the soft, intangible...
Douglas GerberJun 24, 20183 minCase of GSK China - Building World Class High Performance TeamBuilding a world class high performance team around a new market model (Excerpt from Book “Team Quotient: How to Build High Performance...
Douglas GerberJun 22, 20182 minEuropean Bank - Focusing on the VisionOne of our clients was a team at a European bank responsible for ‘transaction banking.’ Transaction banking handles the safe and...
Douglas GerberJun 12, 20183 minProfessional Services Team - From Dysfunction to High PerformanceThis professional services firm is a global leader in its field and a strong player in Greater China. The partners on this team are...
Douglas GerberJun 5, 20182 minGlobal Marketing Communications Firm - Creating a New Team Culture in a Multi-cultural TeamThis Marketing Communications firm is a global leader in its field and a strong player in Asia. It had recently acquired another...
Douglas GerberMay 29, 20183 minGlobal Pharmaceutical Leadership Team From a New Team to a High Performance TeamJack 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. ...