"Are all team models wrong? What makes them useful?"

Reduce Friction: Fast-track Progress When improving productivity of our teams & businesses, remove all friction points as much as you can. Here are a few I’ve heard & seen: 1) problem solving tools are not getting completed, 2) great Excel lists with too many actions where the teams are overwhelmed and don’t where to start, 3) plenty of solutions but we’re not clear of what the problem is. I’m helping this particular business to unlock their true excellence and we've identified two constraint points. I was working with one team and noticed that it is a busy floor with not a lot of wall space for whiteboards. So, I grabbed a piece of cardboard and stuck it onto the nearest wall and placed a flip chart sheet over it to capture team issues. I’ve asked the team to focus on one thing only for now – capture the reasons you need to walk away from your workstation and what tools they need to do good work. We got this up & running in 30mins. Don’t underestimate the power of simplicity and progress. #operaionalexcellence #problemsolving #engagement

Before you set new goals, revisit what got you here. This week’s Team Tip encourages your team to reflect on lessons learned and use them to shape what’s next. #ClientWise #TeamTip #FinancialAdvisorCoach

🧠 Strategy doesn’t need more slides, it needs more team. Strategy Cards = real-time frameworks + team editing + instant structure. 👉 Build smarter, not harder: https://lnkd.in/eA6BMTfv #StrategyCards

You know what kills team momentum? Not lack of motivation. Not bad planning. Not tough projects. It's tool overload. Before MagicTask: Teams spent more time managing tools Than actually doing the work After switching? They found: More flow Less friction Better focus The difference? One system. One language. One direction. Keep it simple. Keep it moving. #MagicTask #SimplifyWork

If the tools built to help teams align are actually creating more friction — is the problem really the people, or the system? We’ve seen it happen everywhere: teams trying to connect strategy to outcomes while wrestling with tools that make the work harder, not clearer. The problem we kept seeing: 1️⃣ Tools bury insights under complexity. They feel dated and counterintuitive. Clarity should be the default, not a feature. 2️⃣ They’re rigid when teams need flexibility. Most tools force teams into a single framework instead of evolving with how the company works. 3️⃣ They create more work than they remove. People spend hours managing tools instead of getting value from them. 4️⃣ They don’t connect the dots. Information sits in silos, making it impossible to see how everything fits together. When the tools get in the way, strategy drifts, execution fragments, and outcomes lose meaning. What’s the biggest frustration your team has with the tools you use today?

Unstructured follow-ups are silent deal-killers. They scatter your team’s focus across tools, spreadsheets, and missed reminders. Closer Control brings everything into one system every task tracked, every next step clear, every deal moving forward.

In his latest blog post, PST Sanjay Saini explores how the Awesome Team Canvas™ can help teams see themselves not as a group of individuals, but as a coordinated, learning, and evolving system. https://ow.ly/YXIl50X9sFh #TeamDevelopment #TeamCanvas

Old way: Tool first, team last. New way: Motivation = multiplication Because math matters: Inspired teams: Work 2x faster Finish 3x more Stay 4x longer Bored teams? None of the above. Simple formula. Real results. #MagicTask #TeamMotivation #ModernTeams

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟭𝟬 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗙𝗶𝘅 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 When teams hit a wall, the default reaction? “Let’s add another tool.” But here’s the truth  More tools ≠ More output. It usually means: → More dashboards to check → More meetings to “sync” → More confusion, less execution At 𝗗𝗩𝗦, we believe 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 - 𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀. 𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸. #ExecutionIsEverything #StartupEfficiency #DigitalVelocity

Think your team’s doing great? Even top teams hit rough patches. When trust breaks and conflict creeps in, it can derail everything. But with emotional intelligence, repair is possible. Find out how one team turned things around. 🔗 Case Study: Transforming Team Dynamics https://ow.ly/F7L850Xh41m #StrongerTogether #TeamTrust #WorkplaceConflict #EmotionalIntelligence #MarshallConnects