Teams365 Blog - Potentials Realized

March 25th, 2018

3/25/2018

It's Sunday and time for another Teams365 video. Recent videos have focused on the Forming Stage of Team Development, as well as Harnessing the Differences in your Team.

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Today's video is all about accountability. With many teams I work with, accountability is part and parcel of their high performance culture. It's like oxygen in a culture which values getting things done. In organizations where trust levels may be low, accountability can be a word imbued with a lot of emotion, blame and cynicism.

What does accountability mean for your organization? How are you helping to model it?

Video follows below.

Enjoy your weekend,
Jennifer

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

#Teams365 #1538: Teams365 Video:

3/18/2018

This week's Teams365 Video explores the Forming Stage of any team and group development process. Whether I am working with groups or teams virtually or in person, I continue to see how Bruce Tuckman's model of Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing and Adjourning plays out in teams which exist for special projects or groups that are together for extended periods.

In today's Teams365 Sunday video we explore the first stage of Tuckman's model - the FORMING Stage. In this first stage of group or team development, members are looking to connect with others, learn more about what lies ahead, and are eager to start developing trust. Without trust and connection, it's unlikely that a group or team will move beyond the next stage of group development which is commonly referred to as the storming stage.

Throughout this month here at the Teams365 blog, we are exploring different ways that teams and leaders can expand their connection. Do take a look at the different posts I have shared, and stay tuned for more in the last half of this month.

Leave a comment. What are you doing to build trust and connection, or support your team/group through the forming stage.

Best wishes,
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton - Host of the Teams365 Blog
Potentials Realized - Leadership and Teamwork Issues
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#Teams365 #1524: Areas for Team Development Focus (Video)

3/4/2018

Each Sunday I share with you a quick 1-2 minute video bringing to life past blog posts. In the spirit of our March focus on team development here at the blog I've gone back to Teams365 blog post #1111, sharing with you some of the areas, and questions, your team might want to have discussion and focus on at your upcoming team meetings. Team development doesn't just have to wait for the offsite.

Enjoy!

Jennifer

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

Looking for practical things to do with your virtual team? Refer to chapters 7, 10, 11 and 12 of my newest book. Pick up a copy of my new book, Effective Virtual Conversations, at Amazon.

#Teams365 #1510: [Video] Trust BUilders and Destroyers (Teams365)

2/18/2018

This week's Teams365 Video brings to life my post from 2015 #608: Trust Builders and Destroyers. It is often the small things that add up and either build, or erode, trust.

Take a look at some of the team behaviors and actions which help, or hinder, trust, and consider what the state of trust is in your team right now.

Interested in more on this topic? I'll be exploring how to build trust in the next Effective Virtual Conversations Community call which will be held on Monday February 26th at 11 am ET. More about my community calls here.

Enjoy your weekend,
Jennifer

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

Looking to enhance your virtual conversations - Conference calls? Webinars? Virtual coaching work? Pick up a copy of my new book, Effective Virtual Conversations, at Amazon.

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

#Teams365 #1503: Teams365 Video: 4 Keys to Building Stronger Relationships (Teams365 #771)

2/11/2018

No person is an island. In today's business context of ongoing change and complexity, solid business relationships are becoming even more important. Back in 2015 I published Teams365 #771 on Four Keys to Building Solid Business Relationships. Here's that post being brought to life through a short 2 minute video. Consider how you are cultivating these in your own relationships.

Enjoy your Sunday and be sure to take a look at some of the many posts focusing on relationships and collaboration this month here at the Teams365 blog.

Best wishes,
Jennifer

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

Looking to enhance your virtual conversations - Conference calls? Webinars? Virtual coaching work? Pick up a copy of my new book, Effective Virtual Conversations, at Amazon.

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

#TEams365 #1496: Five Key Work Relationships (Teams365 Video)

2/4/2018

It's time for another Sunday Teams365 video. This one brings to life TEams365 post #623 on Five Key RElationships to foster in your work. Take a look at this short two-minute video and consider what work relationships could use attention this month?

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

Looking to enhance your virtual conversations - Conference calls? Webinars? Virtual coaching work? Pick up a copy of my new book, Effective Virtual Conversations, at Amazon.

Join us this month to explore the topic of Emotional Intelligence at the Teams365 Leadership Lab - an annual group for leaders which meets every two weeks throughout 2018. Calls are held bi-weekly on Friday 845 am ET online. Download the call schedule here.

Don't forget to join us for the February 2018 Teams365 planning tool - this month's template is a monthly one-page planner

#TEams365 #1489: Teams365 Video: Another Way to Plan and Set Goals

1/27/2018

One of this week's most popular blog posts was Wednesday's post on another way to plan and goal set using MindMaps. Since I started my business back in 2004 I've been a raving fan of Mindmaps. I use them for project planning, content creation (i.e. planning blog posts), brainstorming, and even in designing one of our newest programs for leaders - The Teams365 Leadership Lab.
Take a look at this week's short 2 minute video, bringing to life my writing this week on this alternative approach to goal setting and planning. Kudos to Tony Buzan who is credited to being the original creator of this great approach.

How might you use Mindmaps in your work? As a team?

Enjoy your Sunday,
Jennifer

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

Looking to enhance your virtual conversations - Conference calls? Webinars? Virtual coaching work? Pick up a copy of my new book, Effective Virtual Conversations, at Amazon.

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.

Looking for more on planning? Join my Teams365planning mailing list and receive a copy of a new planning template each month this year.

#Teams365 #1482: Managing Interruptions [Teams365 Video]

1/21/2018

It's time for another Sunday Teams365 video, and in the spirit of this month's theme here at the Teams365 blog of goals, today's post brings to life Teams365 post #629 on Managing Interruptions.

Notice how many interruptions you face this week at work. What are some strategies you would like to employ in managing interruptions?

Have a great Sunday,
Jennifer

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

Looking to enhance your virtual conversations - Conference calls? Webinars? Virtual coaching work? Pick up a copy of my new book, Effective Virtual Conversations, at Amazon.

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. We'll be kicking off on January 26th at 845 am ET online. Download the call schedule here.

#TEams365 #1475: Sunday Video - SMART-E Goals

1/14/2018

This week's Sunday video explores SMART-E goals. As we continue to roll through January with new habits and new goals, are your goals specific, measurable, achieveable, realistic and timebound? More importantly, are they EXCITING? If they aren't exciting, it's unlikely that they will get done.

Enjoy this week's short Teams365 Video on SMART-E Goals, something I have been writing about for several years now since my second book - From One to Many: Best Practices for Team and Group Coaching (2013).

Have a great Sunday,
Jennifer

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

Looking to enhance your virtual conversations - Conference calls? Webinars? Virtual coaching work? Pick up a copy of my new book, Effective Virtual Conversations, at Amazon.

New in 2018 - The Teams365 Leadership Lab - an annual group for leaders which meets twice a month throughout 2018. We'll be exploring topics like Emotional Intelligence, Team Management, Coaching Skills. We'll be kicking off on January 26th at 845 am ET online.

#Teams365 #1454: Sunday Video - Team Questions

12/24/2017

On Friday I pulled together 17 of my favorite Thursday Team Building Tips and Questions.

For this week's Sunday Video I thought I'd pull some of them together in a short narrated video. As you listen and watch, what's the one question you want to note to ask your team next time you meet.

Have a wonderful Christmas Eve and next few days of holiday celebrations for those who are celebrating.

With best wishes,
Jennifer

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

You can grab a copy of my new book, Effective Virtual Conversations, at Amazon. You can also purchase an autographed copy direct from our site

Looking to schedule some team development next year? Contact me to discuss whether the Everything DiSC or the Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team as a starting point.