A case study from Let’s Talk Science! The Team Management Profile (TMP) is ingrained in the way not-for-profit organization Let’s Talk Science manages its staff & its network of nearly 4,000 volunteers. A special thanks to Isabel Deslauriers, TMS Network Member since 2012, for sharing her TMP initiative. Read the full case study here
TMS Case Study: ExxonMobil
Recently, as part of one program, ExxonMobil incorporated a strong curriculum on leadership development – including the Margerison-McCann Team Management Profile. Thanks to Steve Hanson & Felisha McCullum for sharing their story. Read the case study here
TMS RESEARCH – PERSPECTIVES: Who Sees More Opportunities? Part 2
In the last post we looked at the TMS Research focused on the QO2 Profile, specifically at organizational level and who sees things more as opportunities or obstacles. The graphics below illustrates that higher in the organizational hierarchy risk and change are seen more as opportunities than lower in the hierarchy. The question was asked why this might be so? … Read More
TMS RESEARCH – PERSPECTIVES: Who Sees More Opportunities?
For this post we’re looking at the TMS research from the QO2 Profile (Quotient of Opportunities and Obstacles). This profile looks at our orientation to risk and change in organizations and do we see these things more as opportunities or obstacles. I really like this profile since the sub-scales can create some very rich conversation and considerations for moving forward … Read More
TMS RESEARCH – PERSPECTIVES: What’s Up With Motivation?!? Part 2
In the last post we looked at the satisfaction and importance ratings for the Linking Skill, Motivation. As can be seen by the tables below from the TMS research material on the Linking Skills Profile the skill of Motivation ranks in the middle of importance and the lowest in satisfaction for the worldwide sample. The question was posed why might … Read More
Which Work Functions are the Biggest Struggle – Part 2
The last post identified 3 of the work functions from the Margerison McCann Types of Work Model that tend to be challenging for teams in organizations to play: Maintaining Advising Developing When we add work preferences into the picture from the Team Management Profile (TMP) there are additional perspectives that may be at play here. The work preferences identified in the … Read More
Which Work Functions are the Biggest Struggle?
The Types of Work Model has been around for over 30 years. Developed by Charles Margerison and Dick McCann as part of their research into high performing teams it the foundational model for the Team Management Profile. It lists 8 work functions and the skills of Linking that are critical to high performance. The original research found that balance and … Read More
2018 – What’s Up At TMS Americas?!?
January 4th, 2018 and I am looking out my office window on a bright blue sky and sparkling sun. The trees are devoid of leaves and it is a bitter cold – 15 Celsius here in London, Ontario, Canada. Good to be inside even though it is quite beautiful out there. The above I can be certain of, the rest … Read More
Sustainability Resource Person – Who and What is This?
Earlier this year TMS Americas introduced the role of Sustainability Resource into the mix of things we do and offer to help sustain the use of our assessment products. We now call this the Sustainability Resource Person. So what is this you may ask? It’s really quite simple and we think an important step in helping people understand sustainability of assessment … Read More
Sustainability in Learning – Ideas, Questions, Hopes and Concerns
Last year I wrote only one post for the TMS Americas site. My blog energy was spent on 10 Good Reasons To Hate Work Teams and OUCH! – The Misfit Between Theory and Experience in Organizations. While the OUCH! posts will continue for a while I am starting a series of posts on the TMS Americas site focusing on sustainability; … Read More