Most business leaders agree that high functioning teams are important to driving strong business results. And yet what about the teams that leaders themselves are often members of - leadership teams?

They’re ubiquitous: corporate teams with big responsibilities, under immense pressure to accomplish difficult work.  As a consultant, I’ve had the opportunity to work with a few teams that really click—smart, successful, efficient, getting the work done, and even having a good time together.

I’m working with a leadership team of a large, global pharmaceutical organization as it embarks on a new strategic initiative. The team’s goal is to reorient its business from  a transactional model to one more focused on building and sustaining relationships with customers.

MassChallenge is the world’s largest startup accelerator and the first to support high-impact, early-stage entrepreneurs with no strings attached. This year, MassChallenge offered its Accelerator Program to 128 global entrepreneurs selected from more than 1,600 applicants.

In Workforce Magazine, President and CEO Linda Stewart shares some insights into leading successful virtual teams. While collaboration and knowledge sharing is essential to any team effort, sharing physical space with teammates isn't necessary.

I was recently in the U.K. delivering a powerful "Women in Leadership" workshop at a leading technology company.

In Part I of this post, I pointed out that to advance women, we need to unlock the double binds of both genders.

What’s the value of entrepreneurship and innovation to a large organization? It seems that many large, successful companies became large and successful by building on new and inspiring ideas and then by skillfully maximizing efficiency and minimizing risk and variability over time.

Yes, virtual meetings can have better outcomes than face-to-face meetings in some cases. But you'll need to deploy these five important strategies to make that happen. IA's Manager of Live Online, Dana Sednek, is quoted in this Entrepreneur piece about virtual meetings.

Every October, Major League Baseball creates its big winners and losers. And that process has got me thinking about failure. 

What does storytelling have to do with leadership? When you consider that great leaders are also great communicators, the connection begins to makes sense. Storytelling is a powerful method for messaging and advocacy, and can be used effectively in so many leadership situations.

As we welcome a brand new year, we evaluated which of our Insights were especially popular to our website visitors. We want to continue writing and podcasting content you find useful and enjoyable! So here's a shortlist of your favorite Insights of 2014:

After our webinar, "Building Trust on Your Team," we surveyed the participants. Our question: What is your current top team challenge? We received a lot of interesting and, indeed, challenging responses. Here are a few of the issues that surfaced.

A successful organization leverages diversity of leadership by providing inspiration and role modeling, improving the quality of decision-making and tapping into multiple viewpoints.

I’m always eager to read The Conference Board’s annual report, The CEO Challenge. It tracks what is important to CEOs now in mid- to large-sized companies with global reach. The Top Ten list changes from year to year depending on economic pressures, competition, and other forces.

"If I had an hour to solve a problem and my life depended on the solution, I would spend the first 55 minutes determining the proper question to ask, for once I know the proper question, I could solve the problem in less than five minutes." - Albert Einstein

The collaborative leader is able to help the organization get more with less, while also staying on track and driving the strategy and mission forward. Here's how to build trust and drive business results.

Editor’s Note: Ambiguity is the new normal in business, it seems - as nearly everyone grapples with shifting markets, emerging competitors, and dynamic conditions.

Join Dana Sednek live on February 25, March 4, and March 11, at 8:30 am Pacific Time / 11:30 Eastern, for the encore of Meeting One's very popular three-part webinar series.

We're conducting research on women in the workplace — and, specifically, challenges to women attaining top leadership positions. We'd love to hear from you about your own organization and how you see these issues reflected there.

Eliminate Your Most Frustrating Conference Call Challenges In this three-part series, Live Online Programs Manager Dana Sednek explains how to fix ten common conference call problems.

Eliminate Your Most Frustrating Conference Call Challenges

How to create a culture that encourages innovation: the key is to set direction, invite commitment, and then build capability.

How to create a culture that encourages innovation? The key is to set direction, invite commitment, and then build capability.