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Tips & Tools for Small to Mid-Sized Business Owners & Leaders
October 2026
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What Children Can Teach Business Owners About Team Roles
Have you ever noticed ineffective or unproductive behaviors in your team meetings? Where there’s a lot of talking but somehow nothing gets decided.

One person dominates the conversation. Another challenges every idea. Someone else sulkily sits quietly through most of the discussion, while another doesn’t seem to listen to anyone’s input?

Do you have a Dominating Dee, a Negative Nelly, or a Judgmental Joe on your team?

As the business owner, you may find yourself frustrated thinking: This team is wasting a lot of time. How do I get my team to just work together?

The person who speaks first may seem controlling. The person who challenges everything may seem argumentative. The quiet employee may appear disengaged or lacking in confidence. It’s easy to view these differences as personality problems.

You could be looking at the situation from the wrong perspective.

What if some of these different behaviors are actually team roles that help a team solve problems?

Fascinating research involving children suggests that differences in how people participate, in other words, ‘team roles,’ may actually help the group reach its goal.

Read here The Solution: Recognize and Use Different Team Roles...

 
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January 7, 2027

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Helpful Links

Overview of BLS Statistics on Pay and Benefits
https://www.bls.gov/bls/wages.htm

Indiana Unemployment Rate

United States Economy at a Glance (bls.gov)

Employment Cost Index
Employment Cost Index - 2023 Q02 Results (bls.gov)

Indiana Business Resources
IN.gov | The Official Website of the State of Indiana

Worker's Compensation Board of Indiana (includes PPI Guide & Calculation sheet)
WCB: Employers (in.gov)
 
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