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The Trust Paradox
Any time I create a boundary it is because I either do not trust myself, or I do not trust the other person. Why is it then that clear...
Mike Gore
Nov 20, 2024


Do This One Thing
Amy Edmondson came across a surprising discovery when researching the relationship between teamwork and error rates in hospital settings....
by Mike Gore
Apr 23, 2024


Trust Is an Action
We’re getting trust all wrong. Too often we embrace a pessimistic view of trust, and we’re reaping low trust as a result. The view that...
Mike Gore
Aug 1, 2023


2,000 CEOs Say This
According to a recent poll by accounting and consulting firm PwC, nearly 2000 CEOs say their companies won’t be “economically viable”...
Mike Gore
Feb 8, 2023


How We’re Working Isn’t Working
The most reliable predictor of how a team will perform in the future is the drive to continuously improve on how they’re working...
Team Trek
Dec 1, 2022


100% Responsibility: The Key to Resiliency
As a society it seems we are in love with overnight success stories. The problem is they do not exist, or they are so rare we would be...
Mike Gore
Nov 6, 2022


How Powerful Questions Expand Our Influence
I count Thomas as one of the top ten most impactful people in my life. When I say impactful, I mean he changed the direction of my life...
Mike Gore
Sep 3, 2022


Being Agile in Adversity & Rapid Change
We’re living in interesting times. It seems chaos and rapid change are the new normal, and each day brings a unique challenge and a new...
Mike Gore
Aug 24, 2022


The Great Attrition or the Great Reset?
The other day a friend of mine told me about a fast-food sign he saw. The sign read, “Start today. Get paid tomorrow.” We both had a good...
Mike Gore
Aug 20, 2022


Growing Myself as a Person
I love this quote by Maya Angelou because it so succinctly summarizes the path to success—be a work in progress. That’s it. As human...
Mike Gore
Jun 23, 2022


The Secret to Surviving & Thriving
The warriors in the elite U.S. Special Forces are as close to superheroes as you are likely to find. Only the finest and toughest are...
by W. Gary Gore
Nov 23, 2021


The Five False Beliefs
We are what we think; our actions simply follow. The problem is that too often our beliefs are based on lies. One of the biggest lie of...
Mike Gore
Oct 30, 2021


100% Responsibility & Failure
Organizations get stuck because the individuals who make up the organization get stuck. In an ever-changing world, an organization cannot...
Mike Gore
Aug 20, 2021


Culture Change that Sticks
Who is responsible for the organizational culture? I have asked this question many times, and answers vary. However, what I usually hear...
Mike Gore
May 18, 2021


100% Responsibility & Relationships
It is all too common for people to have damaged and broken relationships. A telltale sign you are suffering from one of these...
Mike Gore
Mar 12, 2021


Perfectionism Versus Excellence
One of the great impediments to personal growth and leadership is perfectionism. Perfectionism is an extreme, obsessive dependence on...
by W. Gary Gore
Feb 8, 2021


High Performing Teams Start with Leadership
“Play to win with every fiber of your body but never allow your success as a team to be measured or defined by the scoreboard.” John Wooden
by W. Gary Gore
Sep 15, 2020


Effective Communication
Poor communication is one of the most common reasons for mistrust on teams, and a leading contributor to poor results. Poor communication...
Mike Gore
Aug 17, 2020


by W. Gary Gore
Dec 11, 2019


100% Responsibility and Freedom
Prison thinking is the biggest problem we see at Team Trek. It breeds mistrust. It erodes self-confidence. It keeps us stuck. And, it...
Mike Gore
Aug 22, 2019
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