An extraordinary team is a high performing team.  They find ways of being and doing that are unique to them.  This is no easy feat.  Members of extraordinary teams are capable of facilitating constructive conflict, they genuinely like or respect each other, and they can balance the need to achieve results with evolving people needs.

Some persons have little to no boundaries, they are unaware they are infringing on your personal space because they are predisposed to crossing boundaries. Others know they are encroaching on your boundaries and they don't care about you, your needs. or your attempts to set boundaries. This episode shares four tips you can use to set and maintain your boundaries.

In this episode, Yvette shares her expertise about cultural architects and the dynamism of change.

Confrontation tends to have a negative connotation.  When appropriately timed and facilitated in a way that is devoid of unproductive emotion, a constructive conversation can bet initiated with a difficult employee or uncomfortable circumstance.

There are organizations that are intentional about their cultures. Leaders of these institutions don't perceive the value of spending time defining and sustaining their cultures. They don't realize a well defined, intentional culture is so valuable that it can serve as a critical differentiating factor within their market(s).

In the midst of any cultural change process, your team needs you to model the desired behaviors, hold them accountable to those behaviors and to be empathetic when they fall short of your expectations. Learn more at www.YvetteBethel.com

As a leader it is important to keep your finger on the pulse of the organization. It helps to know what is happening, what is about to happen and why. Your ability to answer these questions equips you with information you need to take proactive steps.

Regardless of how vigilant you are when making decisions, sometimes we allow known or indiscernible biases to penetrate our decision making process, coloring it with assumptions, misinterpretations and opinions. In this episode you will learn how to neutralize bias when making important decisions.

In this episode, you'll learn that the first step in identifying your emotions is to expand your personal vocabulary of emotions so you can perceive your full range of emotions and distinguish subtle differences.