Eric Friesen communication, Community, leadership, productivity

Collaboration is a Team Effort

Not always, but often.Collaboration can be a good excuse for people to do less work, hide inadequacies, and demand more of others, and receive the same level of credit or honour as the rest of the group.It can also be a source of frustration for those with creativity and multiple abilities, mixed with a leadership … Continue reading Collaboration is a Team Effort

Eric Friesen Community, culture, leadership

The Ideal Team Player

As I sit here preparing for my workshop participants to arrive, I reflect back to my last completed read. The Ideal Team Player, by Patrick Lencioni. My workshop is based on communication and learning to work together in all situations, so maybe that is why the book came to mind. It speaks directly to who … Continue reading The Ideal Team Player

Eric Friesen communication, leadership, mbti

Thank you Spartans!

Another great workshop with the Trinity Western University women's basketball team is in the books! To think, our time was nearly cut in half due to a delayed flight. But isn't that often how the best laid plans usually go? We have the perfect formula set in motion, and then all the variables of life … Continue reading Thank you Spartans!

Eric Friesen leadership, life, mbti

So why did you choose the MBTI?

“So why did you choose the MBTI?” (This was originally posted as part of a 'Thank You' post earlier this year.) That is a question I get from time to time when I talk shop with people about personality and social interaction. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator occasionally has its detractors online. I recently listened to … Continue reading So why did you choose the MBTI?

Eric Friesen culture, leadership, productivity

Change Your Work Culture

What is your culture of leadership? What does it look like to be on your team? One of the traps I found myself in as a leader was that of managing over motivating. It is easier than we might imagine to create an unhealthy work environment based on our drive to fulfil what we believe … Continue reading Change Your Work Culture

Eric Friesen communication, leadership, mbti, productivity

Thank you McIvor!

What a great day of listening and learning together! I appreciate times like this where I get invited into the safe space of a team, allowed to walk with them and guide the discussion towards growth. The MBTI unlocks some closed doors and starts new conversations. A team, regardless of how long they have been together, or … Continue reading Thank you McIvor!