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Teams365 #2826 - Now What? Integration

9/25/2021

Over the last three weeks we’ve covered a lot of ground in exploring the key topic area of Communication. Tomorrow we’ll take a look back at this week’s posts, but for now, I wanted to share with you 10 questions to get you thinking about the topics we’ve covered:

Which of the 8 Layers of Remote Work is important to note? Think about these Ds – what can you do to put things into practice? (Check out This week’s Flashback Friday which took us back to Teams365 $2452 and last week’s Friday flashback which took us to #2451
What is important to note about systems in terms of support around your work
What do you notice about different people’s hybrid work styles? (Be sure to check out the Hybrid Work Style Quiz).
What is important to note about accountability?
What can you be doing to create more clarity in your communication?
Revisit the conversation I had with Reconnecting Workspaces Kimberly Sauceda https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck6Io0-6jvs. What is important to note around our conversation?
What do you need to keep in mind around business etiquette in the remote space?
What team conversations need to be had?
What can you do to make your questions better?
What’s going to help you have the best conversation?

Enjoy the reflection.
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized |Reconnecting Workspaces | Group Coaching Essentials
Team and Leadership Development | Coaching | Retreats
Follow us on Instagram @ReconnectingWorkspaces
Phone: (416)996-8326

Check out my TEDx talk at https://www.ted.com/talks/jennifer_britton_virtual_remote_and_hybrid_checklist_aug_2021

Looking to bring your workplaces back together, whether you are remote, hybrid, or face-to-face? Pick up a copy of my new book, Reconnecting Workspaces, at Amazon.

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Teams365 #2824 - 6 Questions: Communication

9/23/2021

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As we go to wrap up this three-week series around the communication chapter in Reconnecting Workspaces, let’s take a look at the Six Questions I share:

SIX TEAMWORK QUESTIONS: COMMUNICATION

For this chapter’s teamwork questions (Chapter 6 of Reconnecting Workspaces), let’s return to the essential questions we want to be asking
ourselves around communication each time:

1. What is the purpose of this communication?

2. Is this the right channel?

3. Is it clear?

4. Is it sent to the right people?

5. Have I made a request?

6. What is the receiver’s preference?

Several other chapters touch on this foundational skillset of communication, including:

• Chapter 13: Performance Management and Feedback
• Chapter 15: Coaching and Mentoring

Be sure to pick up a copy of Reconnecting Workspaces on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Reconnecting-Workspaces-Pathways-Thrive-Virtual/dp/0993791557

Enjoy!
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized |Reconnecting Workspaces | Group Coaching Essentials
Team and Leadership Development | Coaching | Retreats
Follow us on Instagram @ReconnectingWorkspaces
Phone: (416)996-8326

Check out my TEDx talk at https://www.ted.com/talks/jennifer_britton_virtual_remote_and_hybrid_checklist_aug_2021

Looking to bring your workplaces back together, whether you are remote, hybrid, or face-to-face? Pick up a copy of my new book, Reconnecting Workspaces, at Amazon.

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Teams365 #2823 - Is It A Monologue Or A Dialogue? Communication Enablers

9/22/2021

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Regardless of the channels you are utilizing, several things help to facilitate effective virtual conversations, including:
• Trust
• Connection
• Knowledge of each other
• A common framework around styles and strengths to provide knowledge and understanding; even though we have a preference, we are able to adjust our approach/style to be with others
• Knowing what works and what doesn’t

Key to successful virtual conversations is leaving time to:
• Breakout and connect with others in a smaller group setting in meaningful dialogue.
• Incorporate silence and a reflective pause so that people can think and capture ideas. If you are incorporating silence, be specific as to how long you will be silent for. Consider setting a chime or alarm on your phone so everyone can relax into the experience.
• Get things done. Virtual retreats, or virtual co-working sprints like the 21 for 21 Virtual Co-working Sprints, are a powerful way to work in real-time.
• Clarify what’s been agreed to and what next steps are.
• Write things down. We continue to see that the act of writing creates new neural pathways in the brain, reinforcing learning in a way typing does not. This might involve having people keep a journal or take notes by hand on a worksheet. To a lesser extent, annotation also helps to make the conversation more kinesthetic.
• Get people moving. Many new virtual team members and leaders are able to move around. With “sitting becoming the new smoking,” it’s essential that in the shift to virtual work, we are also encouraging a healthy workplace. This could involve building in more kinesthetic and activity-based virtual exercises, i.e., sending materials to be printed and having team members post these, standing up and moving to different sheets as they go (consider a SWOT).

(Excerpt: Reconnecting Workspaces, page 111, © Jennifer Britton, All Rights Reserved, 2021).

Be sure to pick up a copy of Reconnecting Workspaces at your Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Reconnecting-Workspaces-Pathways-Thrive-Virtual/dp/0993791557

Best,
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized |Reconnecting Workspaces | Group Coaching Essentials
Team and Leadership Development | Coaching | Retreats
Follow us on Instagram @ReconnectingWorkspaces
Phone: (416)996-8326

Check out my TEDx talk at https://www.ted.com/talks/jennifer_britton_virtual_remote_and_hybrid_checklist_aug_2021

Looking to bring your workplaces back together, whether you are remote, hybrid, or face-to-face? Pick up a copy of my new book, Reconnecting Workspaces, at Amazon.

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Teams365 #2813 - Week in Review and Quote

9/12/2021

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It’s been a great week diving into Chapter 6 of Reconnecting Workspaces around the topic of Communication. Here’s what we covered this week:

Saturday’s Weekly Journaling Prompt on What Conversations Do You Want to Have?

Friday’s Flashback to C is for Communication and Pointers around Remote Communication

Thursday’s focus on Team Tool of Asking Better Questions to have a better conversation and results

Wednesday’s Focus on the Chapter 6 Myth of Everyone Wants to Communicate in the same way. A reminder to head out.

Tuesday’s Focus on the principle of this chapter, It’s about the conversation

Monday’s focus on the Reconnecting Tip of Activating Better Conversations.

Be sure to check them out, along with taking part in the Hybrid Work Quiz!

Enjoy,
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized |Reconnecting Workspaces | Group Coaching Essentials
Team and Leadership Development | Coaching | Retreats
Follow us on Instagram @ReconnectingWorkspaces
Phone: (416)996-8326

Check out my TEDx talk at https://www.ted.com/talks/jennifer_britton_virtual_remote_and_hybrid_checklist_aug_2021

Looking to bring your workplaces back together, whether you are remote, hybrid, or face-to-face? Pick up a copy of my new book, Reconnecting Workspaces, at Amazon.

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Teams365 #2811 - Flashback – C is For Communication

9/10/2021

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Let’s take a look back at Teams365 #808 from 2015, which is just as relevant today as it was back then. Here is what I wrote,

C is for communication - communication plays an even more critical role in virtual and remote team leadership. When teams are not able to see each other every day and cannot drop in to see each other it is critical to be even more focused with communication. Creating the time and space for specific communication touch points with each team members is the key.

Fostering team communication is key as well. Whether it is a group video call using a technology like zoom where people stream and can see each other, or whether it is a traditional phone call fostering the spirit of camaraderie while boosting communication is key.

Several remote team communication considerations are:
What are our formal communication touch points?
What venues do we have to get to know each other to share information? Share successes?
What preferences does each team member have?
What can we do to facilitate sharing among the team members

Pointers to remember with non-face to face communication
*Email is not always the most effective media. We lose any sense of tone – if trust is low this may further inflame situation is especially if the topic can be misread.

Consider what media is best for delivery.
Consider the optimal amount and channel for each person
Make communication regular, and be specific with what needs action, as well as any reply or response period
Build in face-to-face or screen eyeball to eyeball opportunities.

What is important to note about communication for you?

Enjoy your conversation,
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized |Reconnecting Workspaces | Group Coaching Essentials
Team and Leadership Development | Coaching | Retreats
Follow us on Instagram @ReconnectingWorkspaces
Phone: (416)996-8326

Check out my TEDx talk at https://www.ted.com/talks/jennifer_britton_virtual_remote_and_hybrid_checklist_aug_2021

Looking to bring your workplaces back together, whether you are remote, hybrid, or face-to-face? Pick up a copy of my new book, Reconnecting Workspaces, at Amazon.

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Teams365 #2809 - Myth: We All Want to Communicate in the Same Way

9/8/2021

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Myth: We all want to communicate in the same way. There are many different styles and preferences which exist on a team. There will be team members who want to verbalize everything and tell their story, and there will be others on the team who prefer a reflective pause before sharing their ideas. Some team members will want to share their ideas in writing, rather than verbally. Others just want to get on with their job, finding verbal communication a waste of time and preferring a text. What do you notice about how different team members want to communicate?

(Excerpt: Reconnecting Workspaces, Jennifer Britton, 2021)

Enjoy your reflection!
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized |Reconnecting Workspaces | Group Coaching Essentials
Team and Leadership Development | Coaching | Retreats
Follow us on Instagram @ReconnectingWorkspaces
Phone: (416)996-8326

Check out my TEDx talk at https://www.ted.com/talks/jennifer_britton_virtual_remote_and_hybrid_checklist_aug_2021

Looking to bring your workplaces back together, whether you are remote, hybrid, or face-to-face? Pick up a copy of my new book, Reconnecting Workspaces, at Amazon.

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