Focus Question: What does accountability mean for you? Description Another contribution that coaching can make to the remote space is the hard focus on accountability around goals. A coach is often engaged to support a person to achieve their goals quicker, faster or better. A key line of sight in coaching is around ACCOUNTABILITY or as Sir John Whitmore, one of the coaching grandparents wrote, “What are you going to DO? By WHEN? And HOW will I KNOW?” These questions may be even more relevant today in the remote space.
Team meetings as well as individual coaching sessions between the leader and team members, or amongst peers may be a key part of the accountability conversation. Consider using some of these frameworks to track accountabilities: The Red, Yellow and Green Light Framework – on weekly basis team members can report out (verbally, visually or in writing) where each of their major tasks are. This can help to quickly pinpoint areas which urgently need attention (RED), need a focus (YELLOW) or are doing OK. One on One Conversations and the One Page Plan Accountability Buddies in the team who meet on a regular basis to connect and focus on what’s important What else is important to note around accountability and the sharing of progress? Activity What are the 1-2 goals you want to be held accountable to right now? Complete, or update, your ONE PAGE PLAN if you have not yet done so. You’ll find copies at the back of PlanDoTrack or Coaching Business Builder. All the best, Jennifer Jennifer Britton
Co-host of the Remote Pathways Podcast Potentials Realized – Coaching, Training and Consulting Services for remote teams, leaders and professionals Check out the most recent Remote Pathways Podcast Episode, where we explore the people, places and processes of exceptional remote work. You can listen to the latest episode here, or on your favorite podcast player.
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Focus Question: Where can 1 + 1 = more than 2? Description Virtual collaboration is an art form, and a requirement of exceptional work in the remote space. “No person is an island”. It is critical that we spend time focusing on what is important for those we work with. Collaboration can be more complex in the remote space as we don’t always see the context our colleagues are operating within. With this in mind, it can be even more important to be intentional in designing our relationships This is a topic I explore in Chapter 12 of Effective Virtual Conversations. In Effective Virtual Conversations, I also explore some of the core skills at the heart of great collaboration. Take a minute and think about how these skills are underpinning great collaboration for you. At the heart of great collaboration is clarity around: Why are we collaborating? Collaboration is not always the best strategy. What’s our common stake? What are all parties committed to? What do we each bring to the table? Activity #1 – Where are you collaborating? Map out the different collaboration partners you currently have? What makes them work? #2 – Skills for Collaboration: What skills do you lean into? What could use attention? Some of the more common skills needed for collaboration, which I outline in Chapter 12 of Effective Virtual Conversations, is listed below. Complete the chart below: For more on this topic check out: Chapter 12 – Effective Virtual Conversations and multiple sections in PlanDoTrack and Coaching Business Builder. Best, Jennifer Jennifer Britton
Co-host of the Remote Pathways Podcast Potentials Realized – Coaching, Training and Consulting Services for remote teams, leaders and professionals Check out the most recent Remote Pathways Podcast Episode, where we explore the people, places and processes of exceptional remote work. You can listen to the latest episode here, or on your favorite podcast player. Focus Question: What are the roles which are going to help this team excel? Description Clarity around roles in a team is critical for team success, especially when team members are working remotely and/or don’t see each other on a regular basis. Clear Roles is another important component of the Six Factors of High Performing Teams. It’s often not an area people tend to explore. Across the team, there may be different roles which each team member is well suited for. Perhaps there are members of the team who are great at:
Activity Take some time as a team to discuss the different roles which are important for you as a team in getting things done. What are the roles which are going to help the team? Who plays what role? How do the roles match with the talents and skills in the team? Are there any roles that are missing? What are the roles which are going to create new things? Get things done? You will also want to explore WHAT key roles are needed by the team? Best wishes, Jennifer Jennifer Britton
Co-host of the Remote Pathways Podcast Potentials Realized – Coaching, Training and Consulting Services for remote teams, leaders and professionals Check out the most recent Remote Pathways Podcast Episode, where we explore the people, places and processes of exceptional remote work. You can listen to the latest episode here, or on your favorite podcast player. Focus Question: Where are you needing to collaborate so that you can enhance the impact of your work? Description Collaboration in today’ business context can take a number of forms – from Joint Ventures, to Co-Facilitation, Collaboration and Co-Leading. What are the different partnerships you engage with? Great partnerships don’t just happen. They are usually created with some intention. They are often planned. It can be valuable to spend some time to plan your collaboration by asking:
Activity Identify the collaborations you are a part of right now? What conversations need to be had? With your major tasks and projects for the next few months, what new partnerships and collaboration opportunities are needed? What requires attention? Also refer to the Collaboration Download as part of Episode 7 as part of the Remote Pathways Podcast. Listen in on your favorite podcast player or at RemotePathways.com For more on this topic check out: Teams365 #1152 - 5 Ingredients for Successful Team Leader Collaboration Best, Jennifer Jennifer Britton
Co-host of the Remote Pathways Podcast Potentials Realized – Coaching, Training and Consulting Services for remote teams, leaders and professionals Check out the most recent Remote Pathways Podcast Episode, where we explore the people, places and processes of exceptional remote work. You can listen to the latest episode here, or on your favorite podcast player. Focus Question: Who can you learn from? What new insights do you want to gain more information around? Description Mentoring is an extremely important relationship for professionals at all stages of their career. Mentors can help you see below the waterline of how things operate, understand what is needed, identify conversations you need to have, and also help you avoid pitfalls based on their own experience. Mentoring is usually a different relationship than coaching and supervision. Mentors provide insights and advice based on their own work experience. Mentoring has been found to have multiple benefits for both mentor and protégé including more confidence, clarity about what’s required, and some studies have even found reduced turnover and higher compensation. What do you see as benefits to mentoring? Activity Consider the areas you could benefit from having a mentor support you around. Making Mentoring Work There are several items which makes mentoring work including creating a roadmap of where you are going to go, having a plan, and being clear around your roles. Mentoring typically has a fixed start and end. It can be beneficial to have clear GOALS around what the mentoring conversations are going to cover. Consider creating consistent meetings and a timeline or roadmap of where you are going. Finally, it should be clear who is setting the meeting agenda, and what you want to accomplish in each conversation. Be sure that you are clear on the roles the mentor and mentee or protégé will play. Mentors can provide an important “inside track” of how things really get done in an organization or industry. They may also be someone you can take tricky issues to or seek alternative perspectives around. While mentoring used to be seen as something only seasoned professionals offered, today the concept of “Reverse Mentoring” has taken root. Younger proteges are often teaching seasoned mentors’ key elements around new ways of working, technology and other topics. This serves to ensure that there really is a beneficial two-way relationship. For more on this: Check out sections 2 and 4 questions around Collaboration in both PlanDoTrack and Coaching Business Builder. These sections will provide you with possible questions you will want to ask in establishing your mentoring relationship. There are also multiple blog posts on the topic of mentoring over at the Teams365 blog at PotentialsRealized.com. All the best, Jennifer Check out the most recent Remote Pathways Podcast Episode which covers the topic of Strengths. You can listen to Episode 8 here, or on your favorite podcast player.
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AuthorThe Remote Pathways blog follows many of the themes we explore in the Remote Pathways Podcast. This year (2020) we're proud to bring you a 52 week-series for you to follow along throughout the year. Posts are penned by co-host Jennifer Britton, an avid award-winning blogger for many years. Jennifer is the author of five books. Visit her author page on Amazon. Archives
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