It is the start of a new month and time for another micro-pause to take stock of July and do some planning for the month ahead. To support you in this 10-15 minute planning and reflection activity, here are some questions you may want to consider:

1. What have been your successes and accomplishments this past month? So far this year?
2 What are you most proud of?
3. What are your key priorities for August? The rest of the year?
​4. By the end of August, what are the top 3 goals you want to have accomplished? What will success look like around each of these? What do you need in order to be successful? What support do you need to make this happen?
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?
8. No matter what, what really needs to get moved forward?

​Have a great start to August!

Best wishes,
​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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The last few weeks of February have been unseasonably warm in our part of Toronto, making the longer days noticeable as the snow has melted and birds are out. It's bringing a lot of people out of hibernation, and sets the stage for a reflective month end series of questions and planning for not only the month head but the spring season.

I hope that you will find yourself 5-10 minutes today to capture some of your thoughts on the following questions:

Reflecting on the month of February and/or the winter:
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 _______
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)?

Looking ahead to March and spring/fall:
The project I most want to wrap up is...
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 March/spring when....

While the temperatures are due to drop again in a few days, it's been wonderful having a break from the cold days of winter!

Have a great Tuesday,
Jennifer

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

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

Today marks the end of June and mid-year. It's a great time to take stock of where you are at. Take 5 minutes today to ask yourself:

1. What have been your successes and accomplishment  - in June? So far this year?
2 What are you most proud of?
3. What are your key priorities for July? The rest of the year?
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?

What other things do you want to take note of ? What conversations are important to have?

With best wishes,
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized
Coaching  Leadership Teamwork
(416)996-8326