By Brianna Anderson Engineering innovations rarely happen in a vacuum. Professionals often work in...
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The Heart of Innovation: Exploring the Origins of ETD
“Authentic demand is the motivating force behind success in innovation.” By Brianna Anderson...
Introducing the Whole Elephant Podcast: An Interview with Dr. Lee Hibbard
By Brianna Anderson The Effective Team Dynamics Initiative is excited to announce the launch of...
How to Bring ETD To Your Campus
By Mike Lehman Working effectively as a team is an essential part of collaboration, especially in...
How to Handle Group Conflict as a Student
By Mike Lehman Undergraduate and graduate students commonly need to complete tasks and projects in...
NRT-IGE: Integrating Team Science into the STEM Graduate Training Experience Outcomes Report
This grant supported the development and deployment of an innovation in graduate education which...
3 Ways To Promote Effective Remote Collaborations
By Spencer Chalifour Working in teams has countless advantages, but it’s also very easy for...
CliftonStrengths in Action: An Interview With ETD Facilitator DeMarco Williams
By Spencer Chalifour For the past two years, DeMarco Williams has served as the project manager...
Strategies for Successful Interdisciplinary Collaborations
By Mike Lehman The terms “interdisciplinary” and “interdisciplinary collaboration” are used...
Benefits of Taking the CliftonStrengths Assessment for Students
By Mike Lehman While Gallup CliftonStrengths is commonly used to improve and enhance workplace...
Six Ways to Improve Your Tutoring with CliftonStrengths
By Spencer Chalifour Working as part of a team requires not just understanding yourself but the...
Using CliftonStengths in the Classroom and Group Activities
By Mike Lehman Title: Using CliftonStengths in the Classroom and Group Activities Often, we focus...
Common Misconceptions About the CliftonStrengths Assessment
By Spencer Chalifour People often underestimate the importance of self-knowledge when it comes to...
Introduction To Effective Team Dynamics
By Spencer Chalifour Like any skill, working effectively in a team requires careful practice,...
Lacy Hodges and Savitra Dow: Synergistic Relationships Involve Maximizing Each Other’s Strengths
“My strengths allow me to problem solve and provide creative solutions, Lacy’s strengths focus on...
Kerry Wallaert: Mentoring with a Focus on What is Right with Someone
“Instead of focusing on what you don’t have when you look at a job description, what do you have?...
Kerry Wallaert: Applying Strengths in the Coaching Circle and PhD Exams
As a certified Strengths Coach speaker-trainer, within her first week on campus Kerry Wallaert...
Renita Washington: Bringing CliftonStrengths to Academic Advising
An hour away from Georgia Tech at Gordon State College, deans, chairs, and classroom leaders from...
Meltem Alemdar and Christopher Cappelli: Innovative Curricular Assessment
Assessment is often treated as an afterthought, Dr. Meltem Alemdar remarks, tacked on to the end...
Stephanie Merrick: Creating a Lasting Impact at Fort Valley State
Dr. Stephanie Merrick’s fun energy is quick to bring a classroom to life, even over video chat....
Meltem Alemdar and Christopher Cappelli: Collaborative Interdisciplinary Research
Dr. Meltem Alemdar and Mr. Christopher Cappelli are no strangers to collaboration – they’ve been...
Mary Lynn Realff: Team Whisperer
Dr. Mary Lynn Realff is an Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, but on a...
Alex Berry: An Alumnus MVP on Teamwork, Mentorship, and Storytelling
By any definition, Alex Berry is a team player. Part of the group that brought a large grant in...
How to Collaborate Remotely: One Student Team’s Success Story
How do we team remotely? With the shift to online courses and meetings, Georgia Tech faculty,...
Christie Stewart: Creating a Culture of Resilience
When Dr. Christie Stewart began her year-long pilot of APPH 1802, “Thriving, Not Just Surviving:...
YouTube Video Series: How Do We Team?
Whether you’re preparing for an online summer course or working on an extracurricular team...
Susan Cozzens: Creating Professional Development Opportunities for Graduate Students
“Teams are more innovative when they work together,” Dr. Susan Cozzens says. “They’re more...
Juliana Alfonso: An Alumna MVP of Team Dynamics Training
Juliana Alfonso, like many seniors, fervently looked forward to her graduation date at the end of...
Figuring Out Positive Team Dynamics
Have you ever been a part of a conversation with a student that went something like this? Student:...
Creating a Positive Work Environment: Integrating Strengths-Based Language
If you have been on this strengths journey with us so far, you have an understanding of what the...
Integrating Team Science into Graduate Training
Over the past few decades, research in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)...