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### [Finding Balance: What Makes a Good Team Player?](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/connect2lead/what-makes-a-good-team-player)

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#### In seeking work-life balance, what makes a good team player? It's a good question, because...

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#### How to build an effective team to accomplish your big ideas

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### [Effective Teamwork Skills: We Felt We Could Change the World](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/connect2lead/effective-teamwork-skills)

 July 7, 2016

#### And with our effective teamwork skills, we did!

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 July 6, 2016

#### How to improve teamwork skills with one simple trick!

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 July 5, 2016

#### Not all good teamwork skills look the same!

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### [Working as a Team Member: The "Old Lady" and the Millennials](https://blog.peoplefirstps.com/connect2lead/working-as-a-team-member)

 July 3, 2016

#### What's the trick to working as a team member?

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 July 2, 2016

#### Does your team need additional teamwork skills in the workplace?

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