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teams 365 #3358: Setting Your Virtual, Remote or Hybrid New Hire Up For Success! Part 1

3/15/2023

You've got a new team member starting with you and they're knee deep into an organizational new hire orientation. You've spent a couple meetings with them so far to discuss the team’s semantics, but how do you get them set up to start to carve a space for themselves on your remote or hybrid team, where facetime is a luxury?

When planning your new team member’s induction, set them up for success by incorporating the 9 key success factors for remote work:

1. Be Visible - Go out of your way to schedule meet and greets with key stakeholders within the organization at various levels for the new team member. Sign them up for training, industry events and a welcome virtual lunch. Ask for their input as well and incorporate learning into the performance goals.

2. Offer Value - Since trust begets trust, have a conversation about what value the new hire feels they have to offer and coach them to speak to this success during meet and greet meetings.

3. Be consistent - In our world of uncertainty, being consistent is key. Set a level playing field for all team members, follow through and model the expectations yourself. Set reminders in your calendar, and ensure your new hire does the same.

4. Collaborate - No person is an island. Encourage your new hire through coaching to fully understand and explore how their role intermingles with the others on the team and offer ways to collaborate with team members.

Source: 90 Day Guide for Success, Jennifer Britton, Pages 29-30.

Stay tuned for Part 2 of this article …

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teams 365 #3347: Weekly Journaling Prompt

3/4/2023

This week’s Weekly Journaling Prompt gets you to consider the question “What can you to simplify?”.

We are embarking at some streamlining on the home front these days. With my son getting ready to head off to university, and my parents finally in long-term care, it’s time to downsize in the next few months. We’ve all been spending time simplifying through de-cluttering, organizing and streamlining. It can be a weighty process at time, and essential to keep the end result in mind.

With that in mind, here’s this week’s Weekly journaling Prompt – What can you simplify?

Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized |Reconnecting Workspaces | Group Coaching Essentials
Team and Leadership Development | Coaching | Retreats
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teams 365 #3334: Week in Review

2/19/2023

We’ve had another full week here at the Teams365 blog, with a focus on core team ingredients (from m perspective as well as a Chat GPT perspective around core team ingredients – note how closely they align!), as well as a spotlight on my latest writing which came out in fall of 2021 – the 90-Day Guide for Success.

Take a look at this week’s posts:

Saturday - Weekly Journaling Prompt – What’s going to make it easier?
Friday’s – Flashback to fall of 2021 and introducing the 90-Day Guide for Success
Thursday – VIDEO – Navigating the 90-Day Guide for Success
Wednesday’s – 6 Essential Ingredients for Team’s Today (CHAT GPT Version)
Tuesday’s – Valentine’s Day – Relationships in Focus
Monday’s Part 2 of the 10 Core Areas to Explore

Enjoy your focus!

Jennifer

Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized |Reconnecting Workspaces | Group Coaching Essentials
Team and Leadership Development | Coaching | Retreats
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Phone: (416)996-8326

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teams 365 #3333: Weekly journaling Prompt – What’s going to make things easier?

2/18/2023

Against today’s backdrop of change, there’s often a lot of slog we need to move through , particularly if we are parents, business owners or even caretakers.

Asking ourselves on a regular basis, “what’s going to make things easier” or “who can help” take take some of the load off.

I hope that you enjoy this week’s journaling prompt. Enjoy!

Jennifer

Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized |Reconnecting Workspaces | Group Coaching Essentials
Team and Leadership Development | Coaching | Retreats
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Phone: (416)996-8326

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teams 365 #3332: Friday Flashback – Introducing the 90-Day Guide for Success – Onboarding

2/17/2023

Since it’s launch on October 1st of 2021, I’ve continued to hear how much leaders, teams and coaches enjoy the 90-Day Guide for Success. It’s being used in organizations including public sector, health care and also tech.
I thought it would be useful to reach back to the introductory post around the 90-Day Guide for Success in Fall of 2021. Here’s how I introduced it back then, and if you haven’t checked it out yet, do take a look at the recent video I did around it.

I’m very excited to announce book #2 in the Reconnecting Workspaces series. My vision with this body of work is that there will be a series of a dozen books in the series, over the next several years. The pandemic has made it apparent that remote work, and the need for connecting workplaces everywhere, is multi-layered. With that in mind, I am very pleased to announce the release of the 90-Day Guide. Here’s what it’s all about, according to the back-cover:

While 3 Billion people went digital overnight, few know how to work and thrive in the evolving workspace. While many felt they had the tools to work in an office, what’s needed in today’s virtual, remote and hybrid space?

What if you had tools and practices to help you thrive? What if you had a coach in your corner every day?

The 90 Day Guide to Success provides you with one 15-minute focus a day you can engage with, gaining clarity around what’s possible.

From delegation, to teamwork practices, getting organized, to navigating key relationships, work styles and conflict, this resource will be a go-to companion and touchpoint as you navigate your remote and hybrid work adventures.
This is an essential survival guide for the ongoing evolution of today’s virtual, remote and hybrid workspace. It’s delivered in daily bite-sized pieces to support you with the Daily Steps + Consistent Action which will create the Momentum you need.
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Here’s what Pegotty Cooper indicated about it:
“I was so drawn in by the range of potential development that Jennifer Britton structures in such an easy-to-implement way. From laying the foundation with so many provocative questions to ask yourself about the beliefs and habits that make up your work – work that has been dramatically impacted by globalization and technology; to the challenge of integrating all of that into our basic human needs of trust and connection. And from that bigger picture to the nitty-gritty of how I do it, whether it is getting to know others in our virtual world to how do I measure what’s actually getting done or having those difficult conversations to restore that trust between us. I can’t wait to see for myself how the next 90 days go!!!”

Pegotty Cooper, President, Specialty Coach Training Inc, and co-founder of the CDC Certified Divorce Coach Program

Pegotty has spent many years training coaches around the world to support individuals and families through the most difficult times in their lives to have a voice and retain their dignity in the process.

I hope that you will enjoy the book and join us for the daily 730 am ET calls. Whether you join us on Zoom, YouTube or ClubHouse, it’s always about “daily focus + consistent action” to create momentum for you!

This week, we’re going to be exploring more of Chapter 7 of Reconnecting Workspaces, and you can follow along with some of these upcoming posts:

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

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.

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

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.

teams 365 #3331: 90-Day Guide IN Focus – VIDEO

2/16/2023

Last week’s community call focused on the 90-Day Guide for Success. It is a resource to support individuals, leaders and teams in onboarding and reboarding in the remote space. One of my favorite parts of it is navigating it through the newer 90-Day Guide Elements table. This one page elements table allows us to have dialogue around the topics which are keeping teams up at night. Take a look at the video to see how we use it to hopscotch into three key areas including:

Relationships
Meetings
Performance Management
You can view the resource here.

What value could the 90-Day Guide for Success provide for you and your team?

Pick up a copy of the book for yourself, and/or your entire team, at Amazon

Best wishes,
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

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.

teams 365 #3330: 6 Ingredients Teams Need to Excel TODAY – AI Version

2/15/2023

You may have heard a lot about Chat GPT, the incorporation of AI into writing and content creation. Last week I started experimenting with it, to see how we might find it of value here at the Teams365 blog, as well as in our training programming. Each week on Wednesday I will be sharing a new Chat GPT blog post around some of the different focus areas we explore here at the Teams365 blog.
First up, a Chat GPT 300-word blog post on 6 Ingredients Teams Need to Excel TODAY. As you read it, not how closely aligned it is with the different topics we’ve spent the last 9 years exploring here at the Teams365 blog. Now over to chat GPT:
6 Essential Ingredients for Effective Teams Today
Teams are the backbone of many organizations and play a crucial role in their success. However, to be effective, teams need more than just a common goal and a shared workspace. Here are six essential ingredients that all teams need today to perform at their best:

Clear communication: Teams must have open and transparent communication to ensure that everyone is on the same page and that ideas can flow freely.
Trust and mutual respect: Team members must trust and respect one another to build strong relationships and work collaboratively towards a common goal.
Diverse perspectives: Teams need individuals from diverse backgrounds and with a range of skills to bring fresh ideas and approaches to problem-solving.
Adaptability: Teams must be flexible and adaptable to change, as the business environment is constantly evolving and new challenges arise.
Strong leadership: Teams need leaders who can guide and motivate them, provide direction, and make difficult decisions when necessary.
Collaboration: Teams must work together to achieve their goals, leveraging each other's strengths and supporting one another's weaknesses.

In conclusion, these six ingredients are crucial for teams to function effectively and deliver results. By fostering clear communication, trust, diversity, adaptability, strong leadership, and collaboration, teams can achieve great things and drive success for their organizations.

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

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.

TEAMS365 #3329: Happy Valentine’s Day – What relationships are you grateful for?

2/14/2023

Today’s focus on Valentine’s day gives us an opportunity to stop and pause and consider what is important in your work around relationships right now?

Relationships are often as important as results in an arena of high performance.

What relationships are you grateful for?
What relationships would you like to cultivate more of?

Enjoy the 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

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.

TEAMS365 #3328: Part 2 of Ten Core Areas to Explore

2/13/2023

LAST week I shared at a very high level five core areas I have been hearing about as I coach and train others. You can find the post at: TEN FOCUS AREAS FOR TEAMS AND LEADERS RIGHT NOW: PART 1
The areas we explored were:

Teamwork in a changing team environment (especially when team composition changes due to layoffs, mergers and acquisitions, and ongoing change). Take a look at what I’ve shared in my posts around team coaching, Amy Edmondson’s writing around teaming and other posts)
Supporting leaders through burnout
Building resilience for leaders and team members
Exploring different styles (check out our Hybrid Work Styles Quiz to learn more about your sylste preferences)
Exploring our strengths as leaders and team members (which is our focus in our Team Days)

This week I wanted to share the last five to make up the ten
Motivation – Supporting ourselves and others to do their best work by being clear on what motivates each person
Navigating Change – Whether it’s global events, the economy or other elements, the ability to navigate change is a requirement for all. What do you notice about your ability to navigate change? To be flexible?
Creating A Pause: We are often moving so quickly through life that we don’t have a lot of pause to stop, reflect and think about what is important. What do you notice about creating a pause in your work and life?
Slowing Down to Speed Up – The last few years have enabled us to consider what we might shed, or say no to, in order to speed up. What is important for you to slow down around?
Conflict Resolution Skills – Competing priorities, hybrid work, and competing demands lead to the importance of conflict resolution skills. What can you do to build your conflict muscle?

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

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.

TEAMS365 #3327: Week in Review

2/12/2023

Welcome back to another week in review. This week we too a final look at team culture as we explored the following conversations:

Monday – Ten Core Areas of Focus for Teams, Leaders and Organizations Right now – Part 1 (part 2 coming tomorrow!)
Tuesday – Scale your coaching conversation with team coaching. Be sure to download my resource guide for the Heart of Coaching
Wednesday’s - Video of the week: Revisiting the team and group coaching superpowers
Thursday’s Teams on Thursday Video – 6 Ingredients teams need in a VUCA World
Friday’s Flashback to Teams365 #1188 which inspired Thursday’s video. This post goes into the 6 ingredients teams need.
Saturday – Weekly Journaling Prompt on Commitment

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

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.