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3 steps towards a balance between freedom and leading the way
Finding the right balance between giving enough freedom and leading the way is a challenge for many team leads. Where on the spectrum do...

Eleni Jacobs
Mar 22, 20214 min read


3 steps to help your team member answer the question "what are your career goals"
One of the most powerful conversations you can have as a leader or manager is about your team member's goals.
Eleni Jacobs
Oct 19, 20204 min read


How to get everyone in my team to speak up?
"Some people in my team do not dare to speak up because they're more of an introvert" "There are people in my team who don't stand up for...

Eleni Jacobs
Oct 12, 20203 min read


5 tips on how to deal with fear of failure within your team
As a teamleader or coach, you can play a huge role in creating an environment where it is okay to make mistakes
Eleni Jacobs
Sep 27, 20204 min read


5 coaching questions we love at nnorm
Today we would like to share some coaching questions that we love to use during development sessions with our teams or team leaders.
Eleni Jacobs
Aug 30, 20204 min read


How to create a support system for growth in your team
These days personal development has become so much more important than it used to be. Both on a personal and professional level. In order...

Eleni Jacobs
Aug 23, 20203 min read


Innovation in crisis times: the impact of psychological safety
Radical innovation is threatened, even if it's more crucial now than ever. Our whole reality, including the needs of the market will...

Eleni Jacobs
Aug 17, 20203 min read


3 online team excercises to spark creativity in your team
Below you can find three remote-friendly energizers that we often use during our online workshops or team meetings.
Eleni Jacobs
Aug 10, 20203 min read


3 actions that will improve psychological safety: The role of feedback
Have you ever given feedback to someone, resulting in them getting defensive? It's probably a sign that that person didn't feel...

Eleni Jacobs
Aug 2, 20203 min read


3 tips on how you can have more impact replacing blame with curiosity
3 tips on how you can have more impact replacing blame with curiosity will improve your team dynamic
Eleni Jacobs
Jul 19, 20202 min read


How to set goals that make you grow professionally
We're halfway through 2020, the perfect time to check-up on your goals for this year, to review them, or to set new ones! In this post...

Eleni Jacobs
Jun 28, 20204 min read


How showing your imperfections makes you more perfect
How can you as a leader start practicing vulnerability with your team? NNORM listed 4 tips that can help to get you started
Eleni Jacobs
Jun 22, 20204 min read


How small exercises can increase your meeting efficiency
Doing exercises and energizers in your meetings are so much more than adding an element of fun. They give you as meeting facilitator, the...

Eleni Jacobs
Jun 14, 20204 min read


3 benefits when investing in online team exercises
Let's be honest, working remotely has some great benefits, from allowing for flexibility to more efficient time use. However, the...
Eleni Jacobs
Jun 6, 20202 min read


How do you give feedback?
I stumbled upon an article of Harvard Business Review on why feedback rarely does what it's meant to. They argue that the good of...

Eleni Jacobs
May 31, 20205 min read


5 rules to keep everyone involved in online meetings
Two researchers from VitalSmarts did extensive research on how to create voluntary engagement in virtual meetings and found 5 rules.
Eleni Jacobs
May 23, 20203 min read


Why repetition is key in improving team dynamics
Past weekend I was reading the book "The school of life", written by multiple psychologists, philosophers and writers. The book stated...

Eleni Jacobs
May 17, 20202 min read


3 tips to start building a safe team environment
In one of our previous posts, we learned that psychological safety in teams has a lot of benefits for teams and organizations. Employee...
Eleni Jacobs
May 3, 20202 min read


Leadership when teleworking is the norm
Teleworking and working in virtual teams will be reality for many of us. How can you show leadership in this new environment?

Eleni Jacobs
Apr 26, 20202 min read


Psychological safety, the key to great teamwork ?
Have you ever been in a meeting where no one dared to admit mistakes, challenge the status-quo, share their ideas, or people simply went...
Eleni Jacobs
Apr 19, 20202 min read
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