Today's team building tip gets us to look below the metaphorical "waterline". Every day we come to work with not only action, but a mindset. From being jazzed, to thinking things are a drag, to being excited to feeling anxious, our mindsets shape the way we approach our work. Our mindsets include things such as our values,our belief systems, our assumptions. They are often deeply rooted and we may not consciously be aware of them. In turn our mindsets shape our behaviors, which then shape our results.
Consider this, Lee is a new team leader. He is driven by values around collaboration, relationships and excellence. His focus is usually on relationships first, which creates a bit of a blind spot around goal achievement. As a new team leader he becomes more aware of how his strength around relationships is a natural for him. He finds it easy to hold one on ones, and call stakeholders out of the blue. What is important for him is to connect these every day habits with the productivity side of his work - getting things done, and focusing the relationship conversations not only on how people are feeling, but what they are achieving.
Another new team leader is Jane. Jane values excellence and getting things done. She is exceptional at what she does but does not notice the impact she has on others. To her faster is better. What this translates to is quick results, shallow relationships with team members and sometimes mistakes. Over time Jane becomes more aware of how her value getting things done faster and quicker needs to be toned a little bit, to ensure that results are also blended with a relationship focus.
Today's post encourages you as individuals and as a team to think about the mindsets you are adopting in your work. What is it that you bring in terms of thinking every day? How does it shape your behavior and results?
Enjoy this week's Team Building Conversation!
Warm regards,
Jennifer
Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized | Coaching Team Leaders
Coaching Skills Training | Leadership Development | Teamwork
Growing Team Leaders, One Conversation at a Time(TM)
Contact us to discuss coaching or performance needs for your and your team
Phone: (416)996-8326
Consider this, Lee is a new team leader. He is driven by values around collaboration, relationships and excellence. His focus is usually on relationships first, which creates a bit of a blind spot around goal achievement. As a new team leader he becomes more aware of how his strength around relationships is a natural for him. He finds it easy to hold one on ones, and call stakeholders out of the blue. What is important for him is to connect these every day habits with the productivity side of his work - getting things done, and focusing the relationship conversations not only on how people are feeling, but what they are achieving.
Another new team leader is Jane. Jane values excellence and getting things done. She is exceptional at what she does but does not notice the impact she has on others. To her faster is better. What this translates to is quick results, shallow relationships with team members and sometimes mistakes. Over time Jane becomes more aware of how her value getting things done faster and quicker needs to be toned a little bit, to ensure that results are also blended with a relationship focus.
Today's post encourages you as individuals and as a team to think about the mindsets you are adopting in your work. What is it that you bring in terms of thinking every day? How does it shape your behavior and results?
Enjoy this week's Team Building Conversation!
Warm regards,
Jennifer
Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized | Coaching Team Leaders
Coaching Skills Training | Leadership Development | Teamwork
Growing Team Leaders, One Conversation at a Time(TM)
Contact us to discuss coaching or performance needs for your and your team
Phone: (416)996-8326
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