By Jeri T Denniston, Chief Marketing Strategist, Denner Group International 6-8-2011 Takeaways: Managing virtual teams is becoming more common as companies are widely dispersed geographically. Trust, communication, high touch, and soft skills are some of the key areas to incorporate in order to build and maintain successful virtual team performance. Managing virtual teams is becoming…
By Jeri T Denniston, Chief Marketing Strategist, Denner Group International 4-12-2010 Takeaways: Look for feedback moments as a way to improve your personal behavior. Pay close attention to how others react to you both verbally and physically. One of the things we talk about in our practice is the importance of accepting, and in fact,…
By Jeri T Denniston, Chief Marketing Strategist, Denner Group International 6-12-2010 Takeaways: Helping your people achieve their personal and professional dreams helps the business, too. People are more productive and feel more connected to the company and their work when the employer helps them achieve what they want in life. Have you ever wondered why…
By Jeri T Denniston, Chief Marketing Strategist, Denner Group International Takeaways: We all have two wolves inside us fighting for attention. The one you feed, give in to, is the one that wins the battle. By using a systems thinking process to think through difficult or challenging circumstances, you can focus on feeding the right…
Introduction from Wisdom of Wolves by Twyman Towery The attitude of the wolf can be summed up simply: it is a constant visualization of success. The collective wisdom of wolves has been progressively programmed into their genetic makeup throughout the centuries. Wolves have mastered the technique of focusing their energies toward the activities that will…
By Eric Denniston, Managing Director, Denner Group International – April 2013 Takeaways: Examples of unintended consequences of a recently released app about guns on the Play store. Why a third party facilitator can really help in uncovering unintended consequences before they occur. What do you think of this? The Google Play app store has a…
By Jeri T Denniston, Chief Marketing Officer, Denner Group International 12-12-2011 I was re-reading the book You Can Create an Exceptional Life, by Louise Hay and Cheryl Richardson, and came to a list of themes to live by that Louise Hay has used to guide her life’s decisions. They seem like the perfect way to…
Family businesses are unique entities that are frequently overlooked in terms of ownership. They also form the backbone of many US and foreign economies; what today are household names, started as family-owned businesses – SamSung, Wal-Mart, and BMW to name a few. According to a January 2010 McKinsey Quarterly article by Christian Caspar, Ana Karina…
By Eric A Denniston, Managing Director, Denner Group International 6-26-2012 Takeaways: Millenials could be the “next greatest” generation like the Baby Boomers. Generational issues exist around trust, independence, competition, rebellion, individualism, collaboration, a sense of community and “optimistic, team minded players. I have written before about Systems, or Strategic, Thinking as a management tool that…
By Jeri Denniston, Chief Marketing Strategist, Denner Group International 6-8-2011 Takeaways: Answering five simple questions is the key to applying strategic thinking at work or in life. Focus on outcomes rather than tactical actions to change conversations with others and find common ground. Applying Strategic Thinking in everything you do is easy – whether it’s…
