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Physical Health is Not a Solo Sport by Rob Cross Network Strategy: Elevate Personal Performance and Well-beingPhysical Health is Not a Solo Sport

Our research is clear: Improving and maintaining physical health is not a solo sport. We found specific ways that connections with others help to initiate a healthier trajectory, to create “stickiness,” so it’s not abandoned when work becomes pressing, and importantly, to create benefits of identity, friendship and belonging that embed new health behaviors in our lives.

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Sink or Swim - Navigating Micro-stressors in an Always on World Network Strategy: Elevate Personal Performance and Well-beingSink or Swim? Navigating the Invisible Sea of Micro-stressors in an Always on World

The volume, diversity and velocity of relational touch points we all experience today is beyond anything we have previously seen in the workplace. With our connection to an ever-widening span of relationships at work and at home comes increased exposure to a steady stream of what we are calling relationship-based micro-stressors. Through this research we identified 12 common “relational” micro-stressors and three strategies successful people employ to combat this invisible enemy. 

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Collaborative Practices of High-Performing Teams Network Strategy: Execute Critical Work Through NetworksCollaborative Practices of High-Performing Teams: Agility at the Point of Execution

Agility at the point of execution in most organizations is driven by groups that form and engage rapidly in work through networks inside and outside of the initiative. This research reveals specific collaborative practices — in teams ranging from 8 to 300+ members – that differentiate successful teams by managing collaboration more intentionally to align with desired outcomes.

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Six Dysfunctions of Collaborative Work Network Strategy: Execute Critical Work Through NetworksThe Six Dysfunctions of Collaborative Work: How High-Performing Leaders Diagnose and Remedy Collaborative Failures

We used network analysis across 66 organizations to identify patterns of network connectivity and collaborative practices associated with high-performing teams and units. This research revealed six patterns of collaborative dysfunction that have a negative impact on performance in 88 percent of the 66 organizations we studied. In this article, we characterize the types of dysfunction, a number of the drivers that create them, and a select set of remedies.

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Rapid Transition Success Network Strategy: Accelerate Role TransitionsRapid Transition Success: Five Powerful Network Strategies to Speed Success in New Roles

A role transition – whether a promotion, a move to a new organization, or a fresh challenge in your existing job – can be a huge boost to your career, a chance for you to blossom and thrive. But traditional approaches to transitions overlook network drivers of performance. Based on a decade of quantitative studies employing ONA and 160 interviews with successful women and men, this white paper reviews five network strategies critical to success.

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Reclaiming Your Day: How Successful People Manage Collaborative Overload Network Strategy: Elevate Personal Performance and Well-beingReclaiming Your Day: How Successful People Manage Collaborative Overload

The collaborative intensity of work has exploded over the past decade. The good news is that there are steps everyone can take to greatly alleviate collaborative overload. And, we’ve learned this doesn’t require heroic actions; typically doing just 4 or 5 things differently can enable people to buy back 18% to 24% of their time.

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