Jim Taggart
Researcher, writer, thought leader
About
Researcher, writer, thought leader
Ret'd federal government. Labor market forecasting. Leadership development,
Masters in Economics and Masters in Leadership and Organizational Learning.
Avid Jazz lover. Outdoor recreation (mountain biking, snowshoeing and hiking)
Experience
I’ve been a student of leadership for some 30 years. Colleagues have called me a thought leader, resulting from my extensive writing on leadership, teamwork and organizational cultural. In my previous career in the public sector, I devoted over a decade to applied work in leadership development, organizational learning and team building.
Education
Masters, Leadership & Organizational Learning Royal Roads University
Masters, Economics University of New Brunswick
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Rethinking Teams and Teamwork: Getting Over the Guilt Complex
The past several posts focused on teams and viewed them through a more or less conventional lens. Now we do a 180 and question some of this thinking. So hang on, here we go! Teams, teams, teams! This...
Turning People On to Teamwork
My recent posts explored what it means to be a team, the five levels of teamwork, how to build performance, the four major team player types, and the four stages of team development. It’s important th...
The Four Stages of Team Development
Today, we’ll look at the four stages of team development and incorporate the four team player styles that were presented earlier. (Reading What Kind of Team Player Are You? is helpful to understanding...
What Kind of Team Player Are You?
In my last post I talked about building team performance . Today, we look at what kind of team player you are. An effective team needs diversity in its membership, a combination of work and personalit...
