  Focus Question: What are the things that you do really well? Description Strengths based leadership asserts that each individual has innate talents and things they can do exceptionally well. Our top strengths are a unique fingerprint and in combination create “unique superpowers”. As a remote worker we may find ourselves leaning into work that is more aligned with our strengths. A challenge can be finding others to collaborate with who we can work with to round out of weaknesses. Research continues to show that it’s easier to grow our strengths than our weaknesses. As a remote worker the reality may be that we have tasks we HAVE TO DO and can’t delegate or defer. What can we do overtime to possibly rebalance our work focus?   Activity Complete a strengths assessment so you can learn more about what you are innately talented in. You might consider completing online assessments including VIA Strengths from Positive Psychology OR StrengthsFinder 2.0. Use your browser to see if these would be of interest. Need to Know Consider your strengths in light of what you do every day. How are your strengths helping you? Hindering you? As you consider the work you do with others, what do you know of notice about their strengths and preferences? What might you need to magnify or minimize in order to relate with them better? So what? – What’s important about this topic? Understanding our strengths and how we might overleverage them is an important part of remote worker’s self-awareness. When things are busy, uncertain or stressful, it’s likely that we may lean into our strengths. Sometimes strengths become over leveraged and create a blindspot. Consider where you might be overleveraging or over utilizing your strengths. For more on this: Check out section 1 and section 4 of PlanDoTrack and Coaching Business Builder. Section 4 asks you to consider the strengths that you bring, also in combination with your values and opportunities. This is a rich body of work you will want to explore as a leader of a team. Be sure to check out some of these books: Go, Put Your Strengths to Work – Marcus Buckingham Strengths-Based Leadership StrengthsFinder2.0 All the best, Jennifer Check out the most recent Remote Pathways Podcast Episode which covers the topic of Vision. You can listen to Episode 4 here, or on your favorite podcast player.
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  Focus Question: What gets you motivated as a remote worker? Description Motivation usually has several components – internal and external factors. Internal factors include our own preferences. We do something because we love to do it or want to learn. External factors are when we do something because of an external impact – we are going to get rewarded, or praised, or even punished. What drives you? Where do you get your motivation in work? Regardless of the source, knowing what motivates us, and what doesn’t, is critical for remote workers. While we work autonomously, if we are not self-motivated, it can have an impact. What are the elements which are going to keep you moving forward, and excited, with your work? What’s going to get you out of bed in the morning? What’s going to replace the water cooler talk? Self-motivation can be critical for remote workers given that we are working in isolation.   Activity Take some time this week to think about the things that have helped you move projects across the finish line. From this list below, what were the factors which helped you? Questions to consider:
For more on this: Check out the Iceberg exercise in section 1 of PlanDoTrack and Coaching Business Builder. Be clear on what your motivators are. Inquire about others on your team. Some additional resources around motivation include writing from authors including: Maslow, Daniel Pink - Drive Best wishes, Jennifer Check out the most recent Remote Pathways Podcast Episode which covers the topic of Vision. You can listen to Episode 4 here, or on your favorite podcast player.
  Description Our values act as anchors and help us with decision making and prioritization. When we act in alignment with our values, professionals may find a higher degree of satisfaction. For example, if I hold a value of freedom, I may thrive in a work place where I have the freedom to determine HOW I do the work, WHEN I do the work, and in what fashion I do the work. While I still may be responsible for end results, being in control of what I do and don’t do may be invaluable.   Activity Take a look at the list of 200 values included on the Coaching Business Builder website. As you review them consider these questions: What are the values you hold true? As you review your top 5 values, which ones are non-negotiable? What can you do to adjust your work and flow in order to live more by your values? Need to Know Values serve as an anchor for us. They will help us with prioritization, delegation and overall career planning. So what? – What’s important about this topic? Values are not just an individual framework. Teams have values too. On a remote team it can be very important to identify the values which shape the team (not the individuals). These values will inform the BEHAVIORS people undertake. In turn the BEHAVIORS influence the RESULTS we get. Discussion around values as a team, is not just a “nice to have” but an essential discussion. For more on this: Check out section 1 and section 4 of PlanDoTrack and Coaching Business Builder. Section 1 gets to you to explore what behaviors flow out of your values. Again, if you have a value of freedom, what behaviors does it lead to? How can that help and/or hinder your work and relationships with others in the remote space? What’s important this year? What are going to be your anchors? All the best, Jennifer Check out the most recent Remote Pathways Podcast Episode which covers the topic of Vision. You can listen to Episode 4 here, or on your favorite podcast player.
  Welcome to the Remote Pathways 52 weeks series! Each week I’ll be bringing you an installment. Part of the tagline of my writing in the PlanDoTrack Workbook and Planner is that Daily Steps + Consistent Action = Momentum. I hope that these weekly prompts will provide you with short, manageable action steps you can take weekly, which will create some momentum over the course of the year.   Activity This week’s activity gets you connected with your vision for the year. Perhaps you’ve already created your vision but have put it away. Maybe you haven’t taken time to work on it yet. Spend 15-30 minutes working through the following vision questions:
Don’t just go through this exercise and forget it. You may want to condense your focus onto a one pager that you can keep it visible throughout the year. I just wrapped up a coaching session with a group who had gone through a similar exercise last year at this time. One of the major success factors they mentioned was “keeping their vision visible throughout the year”. Visions help us through the ups and downs. They are the big picture we reach towards. So what? – What’s important about this topic? Our vision can help to clarify where we focus and what we say “no” to. A compelling vision will help our prioritization and focus. As Seneca wrote in Ancient Greece, “If a [person] knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.” Where to go? If you have a copy of PlanDoTrack, check out the Vision Questions on page 99. Now What? What will you do? Take time today to either revisit your vision or work on your vision. Make it visible. Best wishes! Jennifer Check out the most recent Remote Pathways Podcast Episode which covers the topic of Vision. You can listen to Episode 4 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. ArchivesCategories
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