#TEams365 #1549: Team BUilding Tip #177

In today's context of rapid change (think about this week's changes alone!) ongoing learning from others becomes even more critical.  Our ability to look beyond our context is critical. This week's Team Building Tip get s you to consider the questions:

What can you learn from other teams?
Other departments?
Other organizations?

When was the last time you as a team slowed down enough to meet with another team at your organization and perhaps share notes or best practices of recent projects or initiatives. AS a former program manager myself I know how important these often informal, and infrequent (think quarterly or one or twice a year) cross-team meet ups served. These can help to:

• Build relationships
• Learn about what others are doing (inside and outside your organization)
• Avoid pitfalls
• Not reinvent the wheel
• Identify others who might bring expertise or resource suggestions you need around current opportunities and challenges\

Having spent most of the early days in my career in rapidly changing contexts building the habit of outreach with others in the organizations, and contexts, I worked within was critical for success.

What practices or habits can you adopt as a team to become more regular in your outreach and sharing of practices with others?

In some organizations this is know as cross-silo collaboration. Siloed or not, what can you do to build your relationships across teams, departments and organizations this season?

For those who are stepping into a long weekend - enjoy,
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton
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