A Teamwork Reboot for the New World-of-Work
Caroline Dowd-Higgins
Dynamic Speaker & Executive Coach I Career Management & Leadership Development | Women Leaders | Talent Development | TEDx Speaker | Media Host | Book Author, Feature Contributor, & Blogger | Empowerment | Culture
Change is ubiquitous and the world-of-work is evolving at a relentless speed. Hybrid work environments, labor shortages and 55% of Americans looking for new roles has made creating team culture a moving target.
It’s time to rethink how you lead a team or contribute as a colleague, and as you would expect emotional intelligence tops the chart for great teams in 2022.
The Atlassian blog?Work Life ?offers incredible wisdom and action steps about customizing a team approach in the ever-changing world-of-work.
Sarah Goff-Dupont ?shared that the two major teamwork themes that emerged to prepare for the unexpected are empathy and communication. Check out these action steps from the Atlassian community.?
Team Playbook
Delegate More –?passing along a project creates an opportunity for someone else to develop as a leader, hone new skills, and take ownership of something that can showcase their strengths.?Patricia Omoqui ?shares:?
Honor the 4 Cs of Communication?as shared by?Rose Eliff ?of Custom Business Solutions
Empathy Rules!?Empathy has been described as walking a mile in another’s shoes while sympathy is saying – I’m sorry your feet hurt.
Take the time to ask colleagues how they are and listen for a response. Don’t make assumptions or judgments. Activate these empathetic behaviors regularly:?
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Define the Problem Before Creating a Solution
Melissa Castán ?points out that problem definition should be a team sport. Exploring a problem from different points of view almost always leads to a cleaner solution. Don’t become the solution in search of a problem and take the time to fully understand a challenge from different angles. Consider bringing in additional stakeholders to gain deeper clarity and entertain different points of view.
Prioritization Clarity
The endemic era workday is still longer than it was pre-pandemic, and the blurring of personal and professional boundaries has exacerbated burnout and the Great Resignation. Use a sharp scalpel (metaphorically) to determine what is top priority and what is truly urgent on your to-do list.
Everything can’t be urgent at once, or it dilutes the concept of urgency. Help others beyond the team understand timelines and clarity of expectations, which will result in greater team morale, healthier colleagues, enhanced productivity, and quality of work.
Design Your Team Culture Together
The new normal still seems abnormal in many ways as we become accustomed to the rapid changes in the workplace out of necessity. A team culture should not be dictated or mandated but developed together with buy-in from all.
Invest in your team by listening and learning about the culture they want to create and role model for others. Your dream team is the team members to design.
Caroline Dowd-Higgins? authored the book "This Is Not the Career I Ordered " and maintains the career reinvention blog of the same name. She is Vice President of Career Coaching and Employer Connections for the?Ivy Tech Community College ?system and contributes to,?Thrive Global ,?Ellevate Network ,?LinkedIn , and is a sought after subject matter expert in the career development arena. Her online video series about career & life empowerment is on?YouTube . Caroline hosts the 3-time award winning podcast,??Your Working Life ?on?iTunes ,?Spotify ,?and?SoundCloud . Follow her on?Facebook ,?LinkedIn ,?Google+, ?and?Twitter . Her?TEDxWOMEN talk ?about reframing failure and defining success on your own terms is available on?YouTube .
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2 年Spot in as usual Caroline!