So What Happens Now?

Right now your team is probably operating in a completely different state than it ever has before and the fact of the matter is that this isn’t an ordinary time for you and your team.

Chances are, in your area right now, things are quickly evolving on a day-to-day basis, and that presents a new challenge to you and your team members.

Communication breakdowns within teams frequently tend to happen when we rely on them to happen via emails or phone calls. It’s easy to get caught up in the madness when it seems like you have dozens of emails and calls to respond to in a single day and before you know it several of the calls get pushed to the following day.

That situation is one that will become more and more familiar over the next several days or weeks.

That’s when it become most important to create a plan to keep contact consistent with those team members who you may not get to see on a day-to-day basis.

We’re living in a time where society as we know it is beginning to enter a temporary pause and communications are quickly shifting towards virtual encounters. 

Advice in regards to your team that begins with “When you see your team members this week,” or “Today when you’re with your team,” isn’t exactly applicable to many of you right now because chances are you may not be meeting with team members face to face.

This makes the mission of improving your team culture one with a different path. 

It’s a path that will take you to the same end goal of creating unity in your team and improving the success of your team, but chances are it will look different than it did a week ago, and it may look different a week from now than it does today.

Without personal face to face interactions with every member of your team, the responsibility falls to you as a leader to continue to engage with team members who you may not be seeing face to face every day.

If they’re working from home, take the time to contact them and see what you can do to help them continue to be productive and hit their goals in whatever way possible.

You have the opportunity to reach people within your team at a time when they may need it most, both in a business aspect and in a personal aspect.

So much of the development of culture within a team draws from the personal connections we have with our team members. This is a time to truly continue to develop those connections within your team at a time when it may seem most challenging.

Thanks to the power of technology, we’re able to continue to communicate and develop connections that in the long-run, will be even stronger.

I encourage you to keep communication open with team members on a daily basis to help them further their careers in any way you can.

I wish you and your families all the best this week and encourage you to reach out if you have any questions regarding how you can develop the culture within your team during this unique time.