Posts in Teams
Wish Giving Feedback Didn't Feel so Awkward?

Many people have difficulty giving constructive feedback. They use words like anxious, distressed, nauseous, and uncomfortable to describe how they feel before they give feedback. Wouldn’t it be great if you could give constructive feedback without all the negative feelings? This workshop introduces easy steps for giving positive and negative feedback and designing team interactions so that feedback is common, expected, and less of a big deal and a chance to practice designing and delivering feedback.

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Wellbeing for Real-world Teams

Want to support your team’s wellbeing—but find that most “wellness” programs just add more to their plates? This course offers a balanced approach. Some stressors—like unclear purpose, ineffective management practices, or financial insecurity—can be directly influenced by you. Others—such as social, community, or physical wellbeing—require a supportive environment that empowers team members to take action. By making small, strategic changes, you can foster a culture of thriving that reduces stress across the team. 

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Make Culture a Team Sport

People bring their own ways of doing things from their former positions, teams, managers, and organizations and this can make it difficult for them to function effectively when they come together as a team. Intentionally developing a team culture, team values, and team norms can transform your team from a work group to a cohesive high performing team, increasing the speed of onboarding and minimizing misunderstandings. This workshop will help you design a blueprint for developing a new culture or explicitly defining the culture for your team.

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What Would Your Team Achieve With Fewer Distractions?

Increased communication channels have increased the number of distractions and the amount of noise that reaches us, making it harder to focus on the most important work. How can leaders keep themselves and their team focused on what’s most important? This workshop explores some norms teams can create around spur of the moment requests, avoiding “the closest fire,” and other interruptions.

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