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Team Composition Matters. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.  Team Composition Matters.  Fred and Ginger.  Mulder and Scully.  Bert and Ernie.  Abbott and Costello.  Michael and Scottie.  Joe to Jerry.  Steve to Jerry. ...

I started Performance Strategies Group, Inc. (PSG) in 1990 with one premise in mind: Teams can improve when communication within the team improves. Teams that work particularly well together get along—they mesh. When teams have a common operating language, they are...

Friends and Family,One Hundred.  That can be taken in many contexts.  I received a grade of 100 on the math test.  I rode 100 miles on my bike.  I ran 100 miles in one month.  I gave it 100 percent.  No holding back.  They say that 100 represents energy that is...

Advantage—the meaning of advantage is to have a favorable circumstance or benefit; to gain superiority.  In these challenging times of complex and continual change, how can we differentiate ourselves?  How can we gain an advantage?  Clearly, we will...

Some people have absolutely nailed working away from an office setting.  In fact, they have always worked that way, so what’s the big deal?  But most jobs continue to be reliant on in-person collaboration and the physical workplace.  So how can we...

Satisfaction-A Deep Sense of Being Present We have been traveling up to the pinnacle of experiences over the last few weeks!  The ALPS!               A for Acknowledge               L...

Agree and Add on “Yes, and…is the guiding principle behind all improv,” says Jennine Profeta, Second City performer and theatre educator.  I’ve always thought of it as agree and add on.  Today it seems that finding fault, correcting others, being obstinate,...

Fanny That. Ever since the Chicago Marathon 2007 I have carried a fanny pack with a bottle of fluids no matter how long I will run.  Three miles, five miles or more, the fanny pack with the fluids is always there, I have multiple packs.  This marathon...