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#Teams365 #1285: 3 Audios for your Weekend Enjoyment - Collaboration, Virtual Meetings and Problem Solving

7/8/2017

Today's Saturday post takes us back to some of the many short audios I've covered over the past few years on a range of leadership and teamwork topics. I wanted to highlight 3 different ones today which I hope you might click on over to listen to:

#Teams365 #1152: 5 Ingredients for Successful Collaboration (5 min). Listen to it here

#Teams365 #390: Hosting Effective Virtual Meetings (10 min) Listen to it here. This is a pre-cursor to the topic of virtual meetings and other virtual conversations I will be highlighting in my upcoming book, Effective Virtual Conversations.

#Teams365 #488: Three Problem Solving Tools (9 min). Three essential tools for project teams, agile teams or other teams who need quick identification of issues and subsequent action. Listen to it here.

Have a great weekend,
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton, MES, CPT, PCC
Potentials Realized
Author of From One to Many: Best Practices for Team and Group Coaching (Jossey-Bass, 2013) and Effective Group Coaching (Wiley, 2010)
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#Teams365 #1271: Effective Virtual Conversations Pre-Launch Call

6/24/2017

In about a month's time, my newest book will be released. Entitled, Effective Virtual Conversations, Geared for leaders, coaches, trainers and team members, this book is about sparking more effective virtual conversations. From webinars, to virtual team meetings, we live in an increasingly digital world, where for many of us we build and leverage virtual relationships all the time.
Here's a brief description of some of the elements of the book:
Step by step, you’ll develop not only the necessary skills to communicate and lead across a constantly changing range of platforms, but the confidence you need to build interpersonal connections, facilitate events and successfully translate almost any activity to the virtual realm. You’ll learn:

Essential elements and core skills of virtual conversations
Understanding – and avoiding – the “Death by Conference Call” mindset
Safety, Connection and Trust – the Triad of Virtual Learning
The importance of understanding cultural differences
How to design a successful virtual event from start to finish
Common pitfalls and how to avoid them
Creating exceptional virtual and remote teams, and developing resourceful virtual team leaders

“Effective Virtual Conversations is a valuable resource for virtual team leaders. It is generous with useful knowledge that can be used for day to day management and includes a variety of references for further reading. I particularly like the practical activities which can be used for virtual team development.” -- Jocelin Caldwell, BA ACC RRP CCDP, Vice President Operations

Featuring a wide range of simple and practical toolkits, worksheets, activities and more, Effective Virtual Conversations will give you the tools you need to boost the connection, trust and engagement of your virtual events, setting everyone up for success in the virtual space whether you are a team leader, project manager, coach or trainer.

A week ago, I did a second pre-launch call, this one focusing on the Triad of Essential Elements for any Virtual Conversation. The call ran for 30 minutes and you can view it here. Enjoy!

Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized | Coaching Team Leaders
Team and Leadership Development | Coaching | Retreats.
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#teams365 #1215: Saturday Audio in Review: 3 Problem Solving Tools

4/29/2017

This week at the Teams365 blog we have been focusing on different tools to support teams with teamwork. Today's post takes us back to an audio post from early 2015 on three different problem solving tools. It's very common for team leaders to be ewanting more resources and tools to support their conversations with the team. Listen into Teams365 #488 to this 9 minute audio on three tools you might bring into your nex problem solving. Consider how you can share these as well with your team, particularly if you are a virtual team leader.

Click on over to Teams365 #488 to listen in.

The three tools we look at include the Fishbone, as well as the Force Field Analysis tool.

Have a great weekend,
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized - Coaching, Training and Consulting Services for Teams and Team Leaders - specializing in virtual and global team issues
Recipient of the 2016 Prism Award for Excellence in Coaching (ICF Toronto)
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#Teams365 #1195: Sunday Audio: Trust: The Glue That Binds Teams Together

4/9/2017

It's Sunday, and time for an audio post. Aligned with our theme this month on teamwork skills, I wanted to draw your attention over to the concept of Trust and how important it is for teamwork today.

I'm taking you back today to an audio posts from 2015 on Trust: The Glue that Binds Teams Together. Please check it out at #Teams365 #404. As you listen, what are the concrete action steps you can undertake with your team around boosting trust? What is trust like in the team right now?

Have a great Sunday
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton, MES, CPT, PCC
Potentials Realized
Supporting Team Leaders to do their best work, one conversation at a time
Coaching Skills Training | Teamwork | Leadership
Author of From One to Many: Best Practices for Team and Group Coaching(Jossey-Bass, 2013)
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#Teams365 #1159: Team Leader Audio - Five Barriers to Collaborative LEadership Styles

3/4/2017

It is the weekend and time for another audio post. Today's post looks at 5 Barriers to Collaborative Leadership Styles, or things that get in the way in terms of our approach to leadership. A great resource on this topic is Morten Henson's book, Collaboration, which goes much deeper into the topic of good and bad collaboration.

Enjoy this weekend's quick audio (6 min 30 sec)!

Jennifer Britton, MES, CPT, PCC
Potentials Realized | Coaching Team Leaders
Author of From One to Many: Best Practices for Team and Group Coaching(Jossey-Bass, 2013) and Effective Group Coaching (Wiley, 2010)
Team and Leadership Development | Coaching | Retreats
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#teams365 #1152: Team Leader Audio - 5 Ingredients for Successful Collaboration

2/25/2017

It's the weekend and time for another short leadership audio. This month I've been speaking to a couple of different audiences on making collaboration work. Whether we look at collaboration from the lens of the team, or from the perspective of partnering more effectively with our team, there are several elements or factors which support more effective collaboration. These include: Trust, Complimentary Skills, Planning, being Intentional and Leveraging Strengths. Listen in to this short 5 min audio on five factors for making collaboration work.

Jennifer Britton, MES, CPT, PCC
Potentials Realized | Coaching Team Leaders
Author of From One to Many: Best Practices for Team and Group Coaching(Jossey-Bass, 2013) and Effective Group Coaching (Wiley, 2010)
Team and Leadership Development | Coaching | Retreats
Contact us and let us know how we can support you in helping your team reach its' full potential - (416)996-8326

#Teams365 #1147: Audio - Teamwork Skills

2/20/2017

It's a holiday Monday for many of us, which might mean you may have a bit more time to listen into a short audio today. Today's post is a short 7 min audio post on teamwork skills. Over the last seven weeks we've explored a variety of teamwork skills including Listening, Flexibility and Adaptability and Goals.

As you start your week, what teamwork skills could use a shift or attention?

Have a great week,
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton, MES, CPT, PCC
Potentials Realized
Supporting Team Leaders to do their best work, one conversation at a time
Coaching Skills Training | Teamwork | Leadership
Author of From One to Many: Best Practices for Team and Group Coaching(Jossey-Bass, 2013)
(416)996-TEAM (8326)

#Teams365 #1082: Vision Quote

12/17/2016

It is that time of year when our attention turns to creating a vision for the new year. Today's quote comes from Jack Welch who talked about vision in the context of leadership.

As individuals it can be important to create a compelling vision for our future. This is part of the work I have been undertaking in recent weeks during the virtual retreat programs I have been running. If you weren't able to join me I hope that you will listen into a past vision activity I did in audio a few years ago. Listen in here. It's part of the Inner Biz Leader Virtual Business Planning retreat which you can undertake at your own pace. A great treat for yourself over the holidays!

Enjoy your weekend!

Jennifer

Jennifer Britton, MES, PCC, CPT
Potentials Realized - Leadership and Team Development, Coaching, Retreats
Author of Effective Group Coaching (Wiley, 2010) and From One to Many: Best Practices for Team and Group Coaching (Jossey-Bass, 2013)
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#Teams365 #835: Better Conversation Audios for Team Leaders

4/16/2016

This weekend I wanted to share with you a couple of past Teams365 audios and videos I thought might be useful for you in your work with teams. For the last two years I've continued to do a series of semi-monthly calls, webinars and/or blabs on a range of topics, including how to have, and spark, better conversations with your team members.

Here's a chance today to catch up on some of them:

Boosting your virtual team meetings - 15 minute video/blab - view it here on YouTube

Coaching Skills for Leaders - 29 minute webinar - view it here on Tube

Teams365 #418: Three Key Facilitation Skills for Team Leaders - listen in here

Teams365 #467: Feedback - listen in here

What's important for you to be focusing on this week in terms of having better conversations with your staff?

Have a great weekend,
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized | Coaching Team Leaders
Team and Leadership Development | Coaching | Retreats
Follow us on Twitter @Teams365
Phone: (416)996-8326

#Teams365 #829: Audios and Videos to Catch Up on- Strengths, Culture and Coaching

4/8/2016

It's the weekend which sometimes means we have a bit more time to stop, and pause and learn. Today's post includes links to several audio and video posts I've done in the last year or two. This weekend, I hope that you'll take advantage of listening in, or viewing, one or two of these:

Teams365 Team Leader Breakfast Café on Strengths - Listen in Here

Teams365 Team Leader Breakfast Café on Team Culture - Listen in Here

Teams365 March 2016 Team Leader Coaching Skills Webinar (25 min) - View it here

Teams365 Boosting your Virtual Team Meetings (15 min) - View it athttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdMZY_O0WZU

Teams365 #488 3 Problem Solving Tools (10 min audio) - Listen in at http://www.potentialsrealized.com/teams-365-blog/teams365-488-sunday-audio-3-problem-solving-tools

Have a great Saturday,
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized | Coaching Team Leaders
Team and Leadership Development | Coaching | Retreats
Follow us on Twitter @Teams365
Phone: (416)996-8326