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Teams365 #2624 - Week in Review

3/7/2021

Welcome back to another week in review. This past week we explored the following topics:

Saturday’s Weekly Journaling Prompt #141 – To Stand out means….

Friday’s Flashback on Collaboration in the Virtual Space

Thursday’s focus on – Teamwork and Values

Wednesday’s Ten Teamwork quotes

Tuesday’s focus on Hybrid Work

Monday’s focus on Welcome to March and the month end review

Enjoy your conversations,
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized | Coaching Team Leaders
Coaching Skills Training | Leadership Development | Teamwork
Growing Team Leaders, One Conversation at a Time™ in the Remote Space
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TEAMS365 #2623 - Weekly Journaling Prompt 141

3/6/2021

Welcome back to another Saturday Weekly Journaling Prompt. Today’s prompt is “To stand out means….”

As Dr. Suess wrote “Why fit in when you were born to stand out”.

As I have been rolling out the StandOutVirtually brand in the last year, I have noticed how the words “Stand Out” invoke many different responses. What does the term “stand out” mean for you?

When you think of your work, how do you want it to stand out?

What do you want to be known for?

How do you want to be seen?

Enjoy today’s prompt!
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized | Coaching Team Leaders
Coaching Skills Training | Leadership Development | Teamwork
Growing Team Leaders, One Conversation at a Time™ in the Remote Space
Contact us to discuss leadership, coaching or performance needs for your and your team
Phone: (416)996-8326

TEAMS365 #2618 - Welcome to March, a new month, and time to review your February!

3/1/2021

Welcome to March. This month we are going to be taking a dive into many remote and hybrid team topics, including a focus on quotes and also it’s the beginning of a new month which means that it’s time for another month in review post. I hope you will take some time to consider the following questions as you to go to review the month:

As you reflect on February, what have been your successes and accomplishments?
As you reflect on the year so far, what have been your successes and accomplishments?
What are you most proud of?
What successes do you want to duplicate?
What top 3 learnings have you head that you want to carry forward?
What key relationships have supported you? Which ones need more attention?
What has helped you get momentum?
What has hindered or gotten in the way?
What acknowledgements do you want to make?

As you look to March, consider these questions:
What are your key priorities for March?
What are your top 3-5 goals?
What are your major priorities?
What will you need to put attention around?
What changes do you want to make in March?
What habits do you want to lean into?
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 conversations,
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized | Coaching Team Leaders
Coaching Skills Training | Leadership Development | Teamwork
Growing Team Leaders, One Conversation at a Time™ in the Remote Space
Contact us to discuss leadership, coaching or performance needs for your and your team
Phone: (416)996-8326

TEAMS365 #2616 - Weekly Journaling Prompt 140

2/27/2021

“Energy, Not Time, Is Our Most Precious Resource”
― Jim Loehr, The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal

There are many schools of thought today that high performance is more linked to energy rather than time management. What do you notice about your energy? Today’s journaling prompt gets you to think about the prompt of “What’s energizing is…”.

What are those elements which are energizing in your world of work? What are the things that create energy for you?

What robs you of energy?

Today spend some time considering the energy ebbs and flows in your world.

Enjoy!
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized | Coaching Team Leaders
Coaching Skills Training | Leadership Development | Teamwork
Growing Team Leaders, One Conversation at a Time™ in the Remote Space
Contact us to discuss leadership, coaching or performance needs for your and your team
Phone: (416)996-8326

TEAMS365 #2615 - Flashback Friday – Barriers to Collaboration

2/26/2021

This month has spotlighted the topic of collaboration and partnering. I thought it would be interesting to share top 5 listing of past Teams365 blog posts around Collaboration from across the years. Here are some to take a look, and listen, to:

Leveraging Peer Coaching for Better Collaboration #1149 - https://www.potentialsrealized.com/teams-365-blog/teams365-1149-leveraging-peer-coaching-for-better-conversations

4 Essential Ingredients for Collaboration - https://www.potentialsrealized.com/teams-365-blog/teams365-1506-4-essential-ingredients-for-collaboration

Teamwork Skill – Collaboration and Partnering Teams365 #1790 - https://www.potentialsrealized.com/teams-365-blog/teams365-1750-teamwork-skill-partnering-and-collaboration-and-relationship-management

And

Audio – Teams365 #1159 – Team Leader Audio :Barriers to Collaboration - https://www.potentialsrealized.com/teams-365-blog/teams365-1159-team-leader-audio-five-barriers-to-collaborative-leadership-styles

and last week’s Flashback Friday review post - https://www.potentialsrealized.com/teams-365-blog/teams365-2594-flashback-friday-collaboration-ingredients-httpswwwstandoutvirtuallycomcoworkinghtml

What posts have been most useful for you?

Enjoy your conversations,
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized | Coaching Team Leaders
Coaching Skills Training | Leadership Development | Teamwork
Growing Team Leaders, One Conversation at a Time™ in the Remote Space
Contact us to discuss leadership, coaching or performance needs for your and your team
Phone: (416)996-8326

TEAMS365 #2614 - Team Building Tip 280

2/25/2021

The strength of a team is it’s diversity. What are the things which each member needs to thrive? In my work as a team coach, I spend a lot of time focusing on helping team members discover and articulate what they need, along with figuring out what they need to do to adjust this when working with others.

We all have different styles and preferences, and being aware of what helps us, and keeps us going, as well as what can get in the way, is an important part moving things forward as a team.

Consider these areas and what different team members need:

Communication

Feedback

Focus

Stress relief

Getting things done

Planning

What is important for you to note about the different ways people in your team work?

Enjoy your conversations,
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized | Coaching Team Leaders
Coaching Skills Training | Leadership Development | Teamwork
Growing Team Leaders, One Conversation at a Time™ in the Remote Space
Contact us to discuss leadership, coaching or performance needs for your and your team
Phone: (416)996-8326

TEAMS365 #2613 - Cultivate habits and rituals

2/24/2021

Habits and rituals are important for keeping us moving in a regular process. They are important in order to create certainty and routine, especially in disruption.

One of the habit formation events I’ve been supporting this year has been via the 21 for 21 Virtual Co-working Sprints. The next series will be starting up again next week, on March 1st. These sprints provide an opportunity to get in to the regular practice of switching off your regular routine and elements and moving though focused work around projects. It’s been interesting to see how several individuals have made this a habit, with a couple of people participating almost every day.

AS you consider your work, and life, what are the habits which are helping you thrive?

What habits are getting in the way?

Enjoy your conversations,
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized | Coaching Team Leaders
Coaching Skills Training | Leadership Development | Teamwork
Growing Team Leaders, One Conversation at a Time™ in the Remote Space
Contact us to discuss leadership, coaching or performance needs for your and your team
Phone: (416)996-8326

TEAMS365 #2612 - Create a structure around what’s important

2/23/2021

Earlier this month as part of the February 21 Virtual Co-working sprints, one of our focus areas was on creating a structure around important ideas and goals in order to keep them top of mind. For example, if I have a goal of increasing business I may want to create a number of visual cues. Cues might include:

One process I have started offering in my business which is a very powerful visual structure is the Draw Your Future process, which was originally created by Patti Dobrowloski. You can hear her speak more about it as part of her many TED talks. I’ve been enjoying becoming certified in the methodology and her proess over the last few months and I offer it to teams, groups and individuals. Contact me to learn more or book a session. You can find out more at https://www.groupcoachingessentials.ca/draw-your-future.html.

Structures can also be auditory. For example, each day I have two alarms that go off on my phone.

One at 1127 as a reminder from my son to think about a fun time we had several March Breaks ago in Florida, and I also have a separate one that goes off in the mid-afternoon as a reminder for writing.

What are the structures which will support you in your work?

Enjoy your conversations,
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized | Coaching Team Leaders
Coaching Skills Training | Leadership Development | Teamwork
Growing Team Leaders, One Conversation at a Time™ in the Remote Space
Contact us to discuss leadership, coaching or performance needs for your and your team
Phone: (416)996-8326

TEAMS365 #2611 - Five posts around Standing Out Virtually

2/22/2021

Last July I launched the Stand Out Virtually micro-brand and I’ve been privileged to support hundreds through the 5 Day challenges I offer, as well as the 21 for 21 Virtual Co-working Sprints.

As we get started this week, I thought it would be valuable to focus on sharing five of my favorite posts. I hope that you will take a look:

Teams365 #2584 – Six Layers of Connection in any Virtual Conversation - https://www.potentialsrealized.com/teams-365-blog/teams365-2584-6-layers-of-connection-in-any-virtual-conversation

Teams365 – Micro-pauses - https://www.potentialsrealized.com/teams-365-blog/teams365-2586-team-building-tip-276-micro-pauses - One thing which is in short supply in the remote space is silence. What are you doing to create a pause and reflection

Teams365 #2583 – Connect to the WIIFM: https://www.potentialsrealized.com/teams-365-blog/teams365-2583-stand-out-virtually-principle-connect-to-the-wiifm

Teams365 2599 – Connecting to Context - https://www.potentialsrealized.com/teams-365-blog/teams365-2599-virtual-connection-tip-connecting-to-context

Teams365 2548 – Things Get Magnified - https://www.potentialsrealized.com/teams-365-blog/stand-out-virtually-principle-things-get-magnified

Enjoy the reading!
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized | Coaching Team Leaders
Coaching Skills Training | Leadership Development | Teamwork
Growing Team Leaders, One Conversation at a Time™ in the Remote Space
Contact us to discuss leadership, coaching or performance needs for your and your team
Phone: (416)996-8326

TEAMS365 #2610 - Week in Review

2/21/2021

It’s just a month away from spring…what do you want to make sure you accomplish this month?

This week we explored several key topics including:

Yesterday’s Weekly Journaling Prompt – I’m committed to...

Friday’s Flashback to the November 2020 post around 12 Ways to Boost Connection in Your Virtual Call

Thursday’s Team Building Tip #279 – What will help you with focus?

Wednesdays posts on Focused Bursts of Energy – 3 Lessons Learned from Virtual Co-working

Tuesday’s focus on Making Commitments Visible – 4 different types of structure to activate with remote work

Monday’s Stand out Virtually Principle – Invite people to engage on different levels

Enjoy your conversations,
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized | Coaching Team Leaders
Coaching Skills Training | Leadership Development | Teamwork
Growing Team Leaders, One Conversation at a Time™ in the Remote Space
Contact us to discuss leadership, coaching or performance needs for your and your team
Phone: (416)996-8326