It is hard to believe we are at the end of August and it's time to wind down another month. Where is 2017 going?

I hope that you will take 15 minutes today to reflect on your accomplishments this month (and perhaps this summer), along with taking time to think about your goals for September and the fall.

Here are some questions to support you as you reflect:

What were my major achievements this month?
What do I want to celebrate?
As I consider my goals (and resolutions) I made at the start of the year, how am I doing with these on a scale of 1-10? Which ones are becoming new habits or something I can check off?
Which ones need to be let go of?
As a leader, what have I noticed about my team this month?
As a leader, what notes should I make about performance issues (if I haven't done it already!)
The thing that has helped me be most productive this month has been ______
The thing that has helped me be most successful this month has been ______
The thing that has helped me be happiest this month has been ________
The thing that has helped me be most healthy has been _______

As I think about the summer overall -
My biggest learning has been....
My ability to flourish has been supported by....
I'm proud of....
My biggest accomplishment has been....
The one habit which has really helped me has been...

Looking ahead to September....
My priorities are:
My goals are
I want to......
I want to cultivate relationships in...
The one thing to keep an eye on is...

Enjoy your reflections!

Jennifer

It's the start of another month and I can't believe how fast June whizzed by! For those in Canada, Happy Canada Day, and for those in the  US, a per-Independence day greeting as you may be starting your festivities early with an extended long weekend.

I hope that at some point in the next few days you will grab a few minutes to take stock of June, and start to plan for July. It's also a great mid-year check inl. Here are some questions you may want to reflect on:

Looking back to June (or the first half of the year):
1. What key goals did you, and the team, achieve?
2. What helped you be successful?
3. What worked really well? What didn't?
4. What changes do you want to make?
5. What were key relationships helping you to be successful?

Looking to July and/or the rest of the year:
1. What are your key goals and projects this month?
2. What do you want to focus on?
3. What do you want to say no to?
4. Where is it important to place attention this month?
5. What else?

Have a great weekend!

Best wishes,
Jennifer

It's the end of another month and time to do some stock taking and planning for the new month. Here are some questions to help you reflect and plan. I hope that you'll find 5-10 minutes to make some notes on these:

Here are some questions to consider:
1. As you reflect on May , what have been your successes and accomplishments?
2 What are you most proud of?
3. What successes this month do you want to duplicate? What has been some of your key learning items?
4. What key relationships have helped you so far this year? Which ones need more attention?
5  What has helped your successes? What has hindered?
6. What does your team need to be acknowledged for?

As you look to June, consider these questions:
1. What are your key priorities for June?
2. What are the key goals?
3.  What are the major priorities?
4. What will you need to place attention on?
5. What changes do you want to make in June?
6. What resources do you want to tap into?

Have a great Wednesday,
Jennifer

Happy April Fools Day! April 1st will always be a special day for me - it was 13 years ago today in 2004 when I took the plunge and moved back to Canada after working globally for most of the 90s and early 2000s.  Vision loss in one of my eyes made me pause in 2003 to consider my next move. Would I stay working globally but behind a headquarters desk, or would I do something else? I knew that I wanted to keep working with teams and groups, but could not do the same amount of travel anymore with my sight. And so,  with several suitcases and boxes in hand, returned to Canada to start Potentials Realized. As we celebrate our 13th birthday  next week on April 7th, it's pretty neat to see the achievements and thousands of professionals - leaders, teams, coaches - who we've been able to work with, and support in realizing their potential, through better conversations and coaching, or clarified skills and insights. about how to work more effectively - individually or as a team.

​For some today marks the start of a new fiscal year, and with that, new possibilities and options. What are you excited about? What changes do you want to make?

​Given that it's April 1st, it's also a great time to stop an look back at the last month for some reflection and do some planning for the month ahead. I hope that you will grab 10-15 minutes and take stock of the last month (or last year if today is a new fiscal year for you) and do some planning for the month (or year) ahead. here are some questions to consider:

Looking back to March (or the last fiscal year):
1. What key goals did you, and the team, achieve?
2. What helped you be successful?
3. What worked really well? What didn't?
4. What changes do you want to make?
5. What were key relationships helping you to be successful?

Looking to April:
1. What are your key goals and projects this month?
2. What do you want to focus on?
3. What do you want to say no to?
4. Where is it important to place attention this month?
5. What else?

Have a great weekend,
Jennifer
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It is the end of the month and I usually dedicate this end of month post to some questions for you to reflect on, to use as a learning and planing tool. I hope that you will take 5-10 minutes today to make some notes of your key successes and learning so far in 2017.

Here are some questions to consider:
1. As you reflect on January, what have been your successes and accomplishments?
2 What are you most proud of?
3. What successes this month do you want to duplicate? What has been some of your key learnings?
4. What key relationships have helped you so far this year? Which ones need more attention?
5  What has helped your successes? What has hindered?
6. What does your team need to be acknowledged for?

As you look to February, consider these questions:
1. What are your key priorities for February. 2.
2. What are the key goals?
3.  What are the major priorities?
4. What will you need to place attention on?
5. What changes do you want to make in February?
6. What resources do you want to tap into?

Have a great Tuesday!

Best wishes,
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized | Coaching Team Leaders
Team and Leadership Development | Coaching | Retreats.
Author of From One to Many: Best Practices for Team and Group Coaching (Jossey-Bass, 2013) and Effective Group Coaching (Wiley, 2009)
Follow us on Twitter @Teams365
Phone: (416)996-8326

Normally I try to do a list of questions for reflection and planning on the first da of the month. But with our regular Thursday post on team building tips and our new series around the A-Z of Team Development Activities, we're getting to our planning and reflection questions today. Sometimes I think these are better placed on a weekend when we can carve out 15 mintues of dedicated focus for planning.

​HEre are a few questions for you to consider regarding your work right now:
Looking back to November:
What were your major accomplishments this past month?
What goals did you achieve? Which ones morphed/changed?
What key relationships did you foster?
What issue were you able to close off on

​Looking ahead:
What are your key priorities?
What is important to move forward?
What do you need to let go of?

Because it is December, you may also wish to ask yourself:
What is critical to get wrapped up this month? By when?
What do you want to celebrate this month? How will you do it?
What do you want to make sure you prioritize next year?
What do you want to do differently next month?
What do you want to acknowledge this month about your efforts? Your team's efforts?

This month I'll be continuing on our A-Z of Team Develompent Activtiies with more video and text based posts coming your way.

Enjoy your 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)
Team and Leadership Development | Coaching | Retreats
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Contact us and let us know how we can support you in helping your team reach its' full potential: (416)996-TEAM (8326)

​A reminder that I'll be hosting a 4 hour planning or get it done virtual retreat next Friday December 9th from 1 - 5 pm ET. Four hours of dedicated time to focus on your most important  tasks. We will be meeting each hour for chekc ins. If you missed the Business Planning Retreat held in November, or the December 1st Program plannign REtreat you can also complete that during the block. More info and registration here.

With it being the last day of the month it is time for our month end round-up, as well as a pause point for reflections on the month that was and some planning for September.

This month at the blog we've continued to cover New Team Leader Tips, and then then moved onto tips for Virtual Facilitation. Increasingly, being able to facilitate effective AND ENGAGING virtual meetings, trainings and events has become a differentiator in the leadership space. During the 15 hour Virtual Facilitation Skills Intensive program we focus on different strategics and techniques for leading ENGAGING And EFFECTIVE Virtual Meetings, Retreats, Training and other Learning and Conversation Events. The next program starts mid-September. Click here to learn more.

as the last day of the month, it is an opportunity to pause and reflect on the month that was, and think about the month ahead. Here are a few questions to get you thinking:

What were my major achievements this month?
What do I want to celebrate?
As I consider my goals (and resolutions) I made at the start of the year, how am I doing with these on a scale of 1-10? Which ones are becoming new habits or something I can check off?
Which ones need to be let go of?
As a leader, what have I noticed about my team this month?
As a leader, what notes should I make about performance issues (if I haven't done it already!)
The thing that has helped me be most productive this month has been ______
The thing that has helped me be most successful this month has been ______
The thing that has helped me be happiest this month has been ________
The thing that has helped me be most healthy has been _______

Looking ahead to September....
My priorities are:
My goals are
I want to......
I'll be really happy at the end of September when I....


Looking ahead to rest of the year....
My priorities are:
My goals are
I want to......
I'll know we will have been really successful at the end of the year when we....

Today's post focuses on month end questions. Take a moment to consider and note:
1. What have been your successes and accomplishment  - in  February? So far this year?
2 What are you most proud of?
3. What are your key priorities for March? The spring?
4. What key relationships have helped you so far this year? Which ones need more attention?
5  What has helped your successes? What has hindered?
6. What does your team need to be acknowledged for?

Have a great Monday and end of the month,
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized | Coaching Team Leaders
Team and Leadership Development | Coaching | Retreats.
Author of From One to Many: Best Practices for Team and Group Coaching (Jossey-Bass, 2013) and Effective Group Coaching (Wiley, 2009)
Follow us on Twitter @Teams365
Phone: (416)996-8326

We are almost at the en of the month and I hope that you will take a few minutes to stop, pause and reflect on the first month of they year, and take a few minutes to think about the month ahead.

As you think about January, consider these questions:

What were my major achievements this month?
What do I want to celebrate?
As I consider my goals (and resolutions) I made at the start of the year, how am I doing with these on a scale of 1-10? Which ones are becoming new habits or something I can check off?
Which ones need to be let go of?
As a leader, what have I noticed about my team this month?
As a leader, what notes should I make about performance issues (if I haven't done it already!)
The thing that has helped me be most productive this month has been ______
The thing that has helped me be most successful this month has been ______
The thing that has helped me be happiest this month has been ________
The thing that has helped me be most healthy has been _______

Looking ahead to February.....
My priorities are:
My goals are
I want to......
I'll be really happy at the end of the month of February to be able to say:

Enjoy your 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)
Team and Leadership Development | Coaching | Retreats
Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team Authorized Partner
Everything DiSC® Authorized Partner
Contact us and let us know how we can support you in helping your team reach its' full potenial - (416)996-8326

During this final week of 2015 most posts here at the blog have focused on winddown of 2015 and looking forward into 2016.
Monday we looked at Prepping for the Year Ahead
Tuesday focused on 2015 Themes we have covered here at the Teams365 blog
Wednesday focused on Setting your 2016 Intentions and 4 ways to be more successful with them

In our final post of 2015 I wanted to take a moment to say thanks for a wonderful year. In fact, it was our best year of business to date, which is a lot to say when you are moving into your 12th year of business, in an economic climate which has had a lot of ups and downs.

I've had the chance to work with some incredible leaders around the world this year through the individual executive (team leader) coaching I do. I also was privileged to work with more than 130 leaders in health care this year through the design and development of a two day Coaching and Mentoring Skills Training program. What I loved about that project was how the conversations continue on, across different parts of the organization, months after the training. Thank you to all of these wonderful leaders!

Thanks to all of you who read and interact here at the blog. I love receiving emails from new, aspiring and seasoned leaders who write to tell me how they have put these ideas into practice. I look forward to your continued feedback and utilization!

I look forward to continuing to be in service to all of you as team leaders. Whether we connect through this blog, or I get a chance to work with you and/or your team, I look forward to helping you make 2016 a incredible year!

Have a great last day of 2015, wonderful celebrations with loved ones tonight and a great start to the new year!

Best
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton
Author of From One to Many: Best Practices for Team and Group Coaching (Jossey-Bass, 2013)
Potentials Realized | Coaching Team Leaders
Join us in January for a Teams365 Coaching Group
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