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#TEAMS365 #1859 – Start of Month Planning and Stocktaking!

2/1/2019

It’s the beginning of another month here at the Teams365 blog. This month I’ll be focusing on wrapping up the 19 for 2019 Productivity Tips, as well as focusing on the topic of team development, relationships and collaboration.
It’s the start of a new month and also time to take stock of what you accomplished in January and also what you have planned for February. Yesterday I hosted a month end review and planning session. As a monthly event, I am always amazed at how much gets done in any given month, and how valuable it is to take time to do some planning to reflect on lessons learned and take time to plan and focus for the new month.

Reflecting on the month of January:

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 goals need to be let go of or changed?
What habits have supported me this month?
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 _______.
What have I noticed about my work/productivity/results and/or relationships during the winter months (if you are in the northern hemisphere) or summer (if you are in the southern hemisphere)?
How am I doing with my theme of the year (how I am living it, embodying it)?

Here are some questions you will want to consider as you step into the new month - Looking ahead to February:

The project I want to get started is…
The project I most want to wrap up is...
I want to leave ______ in the month of January.
My priorities are:
Our team priorities are:
My goals are:
My teams goals are:
I want to......
I'll be really happy at the end of February when….

What else is important to note before you move ahead with the new month?

Enjoy your reflections!
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton – Potentials Realized
Leadership | Teamwork | Business Success
Author of multiple books including Effective Virtual Conversations (2017), Coaching Business Builder (2018) and From One to Many: Best Practices for Team and Group Coaching (2013)
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#TEAMS365 #1766 - OCtober Month End Reflections and Planning for the Month ahead: November

10/31/2018

It’s the final day of October and time to take stock of the month that was.
Take note of these questions:

As you reflect on October, what have been your successes and accomplishments?
As you reflect on the last quarter, what have been your successes and accomplishments?
What are you most proud of?
What successes this month do you want to duplicate?
What top 3 learning have you head that you want to carry forward?
What key relationships have helped you so far this year? Which ones need more attention?
What has helped your successes?
What has hindered or gotten in the way?
What does your team need to be acknowledged for?

As you look to November, consider these questions:
What are your key priorities for November?
What are the key goals?
What are the major priorities?
What will you need to place attention on?
What changes do you want to make in November or this quarter?
What habits do you want to leverage?
When will you check in to explore your progress, and make changes?
What resources do you want to tap into?
Who can help you be successful this month?

Enjoy your reflections,
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized | Effective Virtual Conversations | Coaching Team Leaders
We provide team and leadership development support through coaching, consulting and training services
Author of several books including the 2018 Coaching Business Builder Workbook and Planner & Effective Virtual Conversations (2017)
Email: info@potentialsrealized.com
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#TEAMS365 #1734 – Month End Reflection

9/30/2018

It’s hard to believe that another month has gone by. Here we are at the end of September and it’s time to do our monthly stock taking and reflection.
If you do track your monthly goals and metrics, today is the day to do this!
Take note of these questions:

As you reflect on September, what have been your successes and accomplishments?
As you reflect on the last quarter, what have been your successes and accomplishments?
What are you most proud of?
What successes this month do you want to duplicate?
What top 3 learning have you head that you want to carry forward?
What key relationships have helped you so far this year? Which ones need more attention?
What has helped your successes?
What has hindered or gotten in the way?
What does your team need to be acknowledged for?

As you look to October, consider these questions:
What are your key priorities for October?
What are the key goals?
What are the major priorities?
What will you need to place attention on?
What changes do you want to make in October or this quarter?
What habits do you want to leverage?
When will you check in to explore your progress, and make changes?
What resources do you want to tap into?
Who can help you be successful this month?

This month also is the start to a new quarter. Grab a few more minutes to think about, and NOTE (yes – write it down).

What are your top 5 priorities for this quarter?
What will “wild success” look like at the end of the quarter in each of these priority areas?
What, and who, do you need to complete these priority areas?
What do you need to say NO to, in order to focus on the priorities?
What else is important to note about this quarter?

If you have a copy of the Coaching Biz Builder Workbook and Planner it’s time to complete a new quarterly planning section. Join me for a quarterly planning hack!

Enjoy your reflection!

Coming up – October and a focus on Teamwork Skills.

Best,
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized | Effective Virtual Conversations | Coaching Team Leaders
We provide team and leadership development support through coaching, consulting and training services
Author of several books including the 2018 Coaching Business Builder Workbook and Planner & Effective Virtual Conversations (2017)
Email: info@potentialsrealized.com
(416)996-8326

#TEAMS365 #1726 - Weekly Journaling prompt #16

9/22/2018

It’s Saturday and time for another journaling prompt. In this week’s prompt I thought it would be important to get you to think about themes. The prompt is “This month’s theme is….”.

As you think about what has played out for you in the month of September, what do you notice about the theme that’s emerged?

Here are some additional questions for you to consider as you go to think about September an the fall:
As I take a 30,000 foot view of the month, what are the common issues which have emerged?
What’s connecting with my experiences from earlier this year?
What are the threads that are showing up?
What is the theme I want to hold for the fall?

Be well!

Jennifer

Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized | Effective Virtual Conversations | Coaching Team Leaders
We provide team and leadership development support through coaching, consulting and training services
Author of several books including the 2018 Coaching Business Builder Workbook and Planner & Effective Virtual Conversations (2017)
Email: info@potentialsrealized.com
(416)996-8326

#TEAMS365 #1704 – Month end reflections and Planning

8/31/2018

Month end reflections and planning for the month ahead.

Earlier today I hosted one of my monthly virtual month end planning hacks. These one hour sessions take professionals through a series of reflective prompts, using the tools I have developed for my newest planner, called the Coaching Business Builder Workbook and Planner. It’s been so well embraced that I am working on editions for other professionals – remote workers, and leaders. Check out the Coaching Business Building Workbook and Planner here.

If you’ve been following the Teams365 blog for any time, you know that I include month end reflection questions and planning prompts for the month ahead. Here are yours for this month:

As you reflect on August, what have been your successes and accomplishments?
As you reflect on the summer, what have been your successes and accomplishments?
What are you most proud of?
What successes this month do you want to duplicate?
What top 3 learning have you head that you want to carry forward?
What key relationships have helped you so far this year? Which ones need more attention?
What has helped your successes?
What has hindered or gotten in the way?
What does your team need to be acknowledged for?

As you look to September, consider these questions:
What are your key priorities for September?
What are the key goals?
What are the major priorities?
What will you need to place attention on?
What changes do you want to make in September?
What habits do you want to leverage
When will you check in to explore your progress, and make changes?
What resources do you want to tap into?
Who can help you be successful this month?

I hope that you do take 10-15 minutes to grab a pen, and your journal to undertake this activity. If you have a copy of the Coaching Business Builder, you will want to use the monthly planning pages to capture your ideas. Also take a look at your trackers and metrics. What do you notice?

Enjoy!
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized | Effective Virtual Conversations | Coaching Team Leaders
We provide team and leadership development support through coaching, consulting and training services.
Author of several books including Coaching Business Builder Workbook and Planner (2018) & Effective Virtual Conversations (2017)
Email: info@potentialsrealized.com
(416) 996-8326

#TEAMS365 #1673 – Month End Reflections and Planning for August

7/31/2018

Where did July go? Here we are at the end of the month and it’s time for another month end stock taking a reflection.

Here are some questions to consider:
1. As you reflect on July, what have been your successes and accomplishments?
2. What tasks earmarked for the second half of 2018 have you been able to take action on?
3. What are you most proud of?
4. What successes this month do you want to duplicate? What has been some of your key learnings?
5. What key relationships have helped you so far this year? Which ones need more attention?
6 What has helped your successes? What has hindered?
7. What does your team need to be acknowledged for?

As you look to August, consider these questions:
1. What are your key priorities for August?
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 August?
6. What resources do you want to tap into?
7. What will you do to renew next month?
8. What are the things which will allow you to step into flow in August?

I hope that you enjoy your reflections! If you are a coach and you have pre-ordered a copy of the Coaching Business Builder Workbook and Planner, you may want to take some notes on these questions using your July or August monthly planning pages, found towards the back of the planner. Be sure to pick up a copy of the CBB Planner and Workbook at Amazon. Enjoy!

Best wishes,
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized | Effective Virtual Conversations | Coaching Team Leaders
We provide team and leadership development support through coaching, consulting and training services
Author of Effective Virtual Conversations (2017)
Email: info@potentialsrealized.com
(416)996-8326

#TEams365 1580: Month End Reflection and Planning for the Month Ahead

4/29/2018

Where did April Go? What was the theme for you this month?

It's the last Sunday of the month and I thought it might be useful to share our monthly refelction questions and questions to support you for the month ahead. I hope that you will find a few minutes today to grab a pen or your tablet and journal around the following:

Reflecting back to the month of April:
1. What was the theme for you and your work/business this month?
2. What were your major achievements?
3. What was your major learning?
4. As you think about your accomplishments, what were the key relationships and actions which supported you in being successful?
5. What got in the way?
6. What were you able to do that you didn't think you could?
7. What foundation have you set for yourself for the next month?
8. What habits were in support of you? (Think work, personal, financial)
9. What else is important to note about this month?

Thinking ahead to May:
1. What are your key goals for May?
2. What are the top 3 priorities?
3. What will you need to do or be, in order to be successful?
4. Who is important to have on your team, and in your web of relationships, right now?
5. What is the one thing you really want to focus on?
6. What habits do you want to leverage?
7. What is the one new thing you want to do or learn this month?
8. What do you need to say NO to?
9. How will you track your progress?
10. What will you do to stay at your peak?

Have a great Sunday,
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized | Coaching Team Leaders
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#Teams365 #1520: Month End Reflection and Planning for March #planning

2/28/2018

It's the end of month two for 2018 and time to take stock of the month that was and take a few minutes to look ahead in setting plans and intentions for the next month. I hope that you will take 10-15 minutes today to do some planning for yourself, reflecting on these questions:

1. As you reflect on February, 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? 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 March, consider these questions:
1. What are your key priorities for March?
2. What do you want to make sure you complete by the end of the month? (which may be the end of the quarter)
2. What are the key goals for the month?
3. What are the major priorities?
4. What will you need to place attention on?
5. What changes do you want to make in March to your habits and routines?
6. What resources do you want to tap into?
7. What relationships and partnerships do you want to leverage?

Enjoy your reflection!

Best wishes,
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized | Coaching Team Leaders
Team and Leadership Development | Coaching | Retreats.
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Phone: (416)996-8326

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#TEams365 #1492: Month End Reflection and Review

1/31/2018

That’s a wrap! Here we are at the end of January. Another month whizzed by. I hope that you will take 10-15 minutes to reflect on, and write out, your responses to these questions:

Reflecting on the month of January:
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 goals need to be let go of or changed?
What habits have supported me this month?
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 _______
What have I noticed about my work/productivity/results and/or relationships during the winter months (if you are in the northern hemisphere) or summer (if you are in the southern hemisphere)?
How I’m doing with my theme of the year (how I am living it, embodying it).

Looking ahead to February:
The project I want to get started
The project I most want to wrap up is...
I want to leave ______ in the month of January
My priorities are:
Our team priorities are:
My goals are
My teams goals are:
I want to......
I'll be really happy at the end of February when….
As a reminder, our themes this month at the Teams365 blog included:
The 2018 Kickstart – 8 Days of Focus on Goals for 2018
Goals and goal setting
Mindmapping
Be sure to check out our weekly quote and Sunday video!
As we step into February our attention here at the Teams365 blog is going to turn to Relationships, Collaboration and Trust. See you next month!

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

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New in 2018 - The Teams365 Leadership Lab - an annual group for leaders which meets every two weeks throughout 2018. We'll be exploring topics like Emotional Intelligence, Team Management, Coaching Skills.. Download the call schedule here.

December 01st, 2017

12/1/2017

Here we are, stepping into the last month of the year. What do you hope to achieve this month? What are the MUST Complete tasks? What needs to be carried over to the new year?

As the first day in the month, I hope that you will take a few minutes to take stock of what November was like for you, and do some planning for the month ahead. If November was any indication, December may fly by in the blink of an eye as well.

Here are several questions to support you in taking some notes on the past month and what you hope to create, focus on, and complete, this month:

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?

Enjoy your start to December!

Best wishes,
Jennifer

PS - If you haven't checked it out yet, take a look at last Sunday's Teams365 video which included a short video on year-end reflection questions. You can view it here.

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) and Effective Virtual Conversations (2017)
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