Explore every episode of the podcast Leading Better Teams
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| 00. An Introduction to the Leading Better Teams Podcast | 30 Mar 2021 | 00:06:47 | |
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| 01. Three Ways to Connect Your Team in 15 Minutes or Less | 06 Apr 2021 | 00:30:02 | |
😞 So many people are feeling isolated due to pandemic. 1:02 😟 We are Zoomed out and missing out on real connections. 2:56 💡 How to recreate office closeness virtually? 05:11 💻 1. Audio-visual connections and finding flexibility. 09:11 🖥️ 2. Using a dedicated channel to connect only to a personal level. 11:32 🎯 Even if you are not a social leader, participate in the team’s chatter and learn about them. 15:26 😎 LBT Trivia Question: What decreases blood pressure, releases endorphins, increases your chances of promotion, and boosts your immune system, yet is contagious? 17:24 🤝 3. Match-Ups: we naturally gravitate towards people who are like us. 18:50 👍 Create a forced connection to kickstart a new relationship between teammates for just 15 minutes. 21:25 ☀️ One more way of creating match-ups. 24:14 🗣️Offer conversation starter questions for your pairs. 24:45 🤩 Better-teams blog post: 18 questions for starting a conversation https://better-teams.com/18-icebreaker-questions-to-get-to-know-your-team/ 25:10 ⭐ As leaders, we must put energy into forging connections, which can sometimes get lost in the work. 28:24 🚩 Leading Better Teams Challenge. >> Connect with Leigh Ann: www.better-teams.com >> 18 Questions to start a conversation: https://better-teams.com/18-icebreaker-questions-to-get-to-know-your-team/ >> Get the Better-Teams model to identify your team’s strengths and greatest opportunities using a common language here: https://better-teams.com/better-teams-model/ >> Join FORWARD https://leigh-ann-rodgers.mykajabi.com/join-forward | |||
| 10. What All Leaders Need to Know About The Future of Work, with Erin Grau of Charter | 10 Aug 2021 | 00:44:02 | |
📰 Erin’s media career: Modernising the New York Times. 02:15 💫 Showcasing the vision for the future and shaping beliefs and priorities around that future. 04:22 🔀 Flexibility is here to stay: hybrid work model is the most preferred type of work but comes with challenges. 05:16 ⚗️ Using Experimentation to get the hybrid model right: HubSpot and three different models employees can choose from. 07:56 😍 This time of great transformation: Sharing and connecting with people, understanding mental health, understanding that inclusion and diversity are about power.10:32 🙃 Difference between individual contributor and manager. 12:41 🤓 Leaders now have to learn a whole different way of leadership. 15:30 💯 Looking at employee's well-being, more holistically, not just between nine to five.17:56 🤝 Focusing on helping managers to figure out their priorities - personally and professionally. 20:08 🏆 The highest rated companies this year are the ones that are actively caring for employees and communities by building trust, flexibility, autonomy, and greater clarity in their organization. 23:55 😊 The ability to empathize is critical. 27:33 🤩 High performing teams have high-quality connections: Collective weeks off, mentorship circles and red, yellow, green exercise. 28:40 📋 Tips and studies on how to get the benefits of hybrid work. 33:04 👂 Finding things in common: one on one 5-minute breakout exercise. 36:49 ✌️ Start small, show the vulnerability to your team. The #1 driver of successful teams is psychological safety. 39:52 😎 Sign up for Charter’s newsletter: Research findings on best business practices and cliff notes of new business books. 41:16 Links Team Building Activities: https://better-teams.com/team-building-ideas/ >> Connect with Leigh Ann: www.better-teams.com >> Get the Better-Teams model to identify your team’s strengths and greatest opportunities using a common language here: https://better-teams.com/better-teams-model/ 🖼️ Connect with Leigh Ann’ on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leighannrodgers/ | |||
| 02. Addressing The Elephant In The Room In 6 Steps | 20 Apr 2021 | 00:36:47 | |
💨 Why do we avoid, accommodate or compromise in conflict situations? 1:30 💣 If we don't talk about unspoken issues openly and constructively, it will drain us. 3:25 ✨ The Thomas Kilmann Instrument (TKI) conflict management instrument. 04:29 🐘 Steps for addressing the elephant in the room. 9:18 1️⃣ Be sure you are in the right mindset first. How to do that? 10:46 2️⃣ Choose your timing and approach wisely, and what to consider.14:44 ☝️ A good question to ask yourself about your objectivity! 18:03 3️⃣ Acknowledge and name the elephant in the room.18:41 🙃 Team assessment is a great way to address the elephant too. 22:58 🌸 LBT Trivia question: How do elephants communicate? 26:29 4️⃣ Establish the intention and ground rules to create a safe environment. 27:25 5️⃣ Moving into the discussion and identifying solutions. 30:23 6️⃣ Follow up and have accountability checks. 32:45 🚩 Leading Better Teams Challenge. 35:32 Connect with Leigh Ann: www.better-teams.com Join FORWARD https://leigh-ann-rodgers.mykajabi.com/join-forward Check out the Better Teams Assessment https://better-teams.com/assessment/ Connect with Wanda Walker -Uniquely Yours Consulting & More, LLC https://uycllc.com/about-us , Twitter: @uycllcWanda Elephant facts: https://www.wwf.org.uk/learn/fascinating-facts/elephants | |||
| 03. The Fear of Falling Behind - Is It Real? | 04 May 2021 | 00:25:47 | |
🤕I’ve experienced the feeling of falling behind on many things during the last year. 1:59 👍 Reframing my thinking and the new learning process has allowed me to catch back up. 3:15 ⏩ ‘Forward’ is my online community for leaders and facilitators. 5:34 👣 A 4-step process to understand FOFB - fear of falling behind. 8:08 🤔 Ask yourself - Are you really falling behind? 8:31 🔔 LBT Trivia Question: What do 75% of super-achievers have in common? 9:45 5️⃣ Does it really matter if you are falling behind? Find the root of it by using the 5 Whys technique. 10:50 ⏳ Do I want to do it and do I need to do it are great questions, but be realistic about your time too. 13:18 🍂 Our life comes in segments and there are seasons for some decisions. 15:53 🏆 Importance of a good, diverse team. 14:25 🥅 Are we realistic or is our bar too high? 17:02 📋 Make your plan to accomplish your goal. 19:31 🚩 Leading Better Teams Challenge. 22:58 >> Connect with Leigh Ann: www.better-teams.com >> Get the Better-Teams model to identify your team’s strengths and greatest opportunities using a common language here: https://better-teams.com/better-teams-model/ >> Join FORWARD https://leigh-ann-rodgers.mykajabi.com/join-forward >> Collaboration tools mentioned: Mural, Miro, Klaxoon | |||
| 04. 3 Ways To Align Your Team - Goals, Roles & Methods | 18 May 2021 | 00:24:36 | |
⚠️ All teams have at least one area where the team is not fully aligned. 01:02 ⚡ What are the challenges when aligning a team? 02:27 🤔 What is team alignment? 06:22 🧐 What does a team need to be aligned around? 08:04 🚘 LBT Trivia Question: How often should you align your car tires? 10:28 🌞 Re-aligning your team is a very proactive approach. 11:19 2️⃣ Roles and responsibilities while aligning your team. 12:02 🔥 Using the RACI Method for role agreements. 14:42 📝 Let’s talk about job procedures, and team norms.18:01 ✨ The Distinctive Leader exercise. 19:43 ✌️ Alignment is critical for the health of your team. 22:12 🤓 The Better Teams Challenge 22:42 Links Better Teams Assessment https://better-teams.com/assessment/ RACI Method https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Responsibility_assignment_matrix Better Teams blog post mentioning Mark Smith’s book - The Distinctive Leader https://better-teams.com/best-team-culture/ The Distinctive Leader, by Mark Smith https://www.amazon.com/Distinctions-Lessons-Leadership-Mark-Smith-ebook/dp/B017FCVR1Q Better Teams Model https://better-teams.com/better-teams-model/ >> Connect with Leigh Ann: www.better-teams.com >> Get the Better-Teams model to identify your team’s strengths and greatest opportunities using a common language here: https://better-teams.com/better-teams-model/ >> Join FORWARD https://leigh-ann-rodgers.mykajabi.com/join-forward | |||
| 05. How to Overcome Feeling Overwhelmed, Part 1 of 2 | 01 Jun 2021 | 00:30:05 | |
🛀 Calgon, “Take me away!” 01:01 😞 Three out of four people say they’re feeling overwhelmed and unable to cope with stress. 02:33 🤷♀️ Being the victim of our circumstances is an easy role to play. 04:19 🙅♀️ “I'm busy”. It's code for “I'm stressed” but how to change that? 05:54 🧣 The SCARF model. 08:08 👑 We all desire status in our lives. 11:01 👩⚕️ What is dopamine and how can status overwhelm us? 12:08 😒 What have you said yes to, because you saw it as an opportunity to increase your status, but that you later regretted? 14:01 🤩 Certainty and Autonomy. 13:38 ⛓️ What are you holding on to that someone else could do? 19:01 🫂 Relatedness is how we feel connected to others. 19:50 🧠 LBT trivia question: What is the hormone released in our brains when we feel connected to other people? 21:06 🧐 Are you letting your need for relationships interfere with your judgment about workload distribution? 23:00 ❓ Fairness is about our desire for equal exchange between groups for people but are you being fair to yourself? 23:18 🚩 Leading Better Teams Challenge. 26:20 Old Calgon Commercial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yjgPgs0_S0
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| 06. How to Overcome Feeling Overwhelmed, Part 2 of 2 | 15 Jun 2021 | 00:27:10 | |
Leaders report being overwhelmed at an alarming rate. 01:02 1️⃣ Thinking versus feeling. 03:28 🤩 Name it to tame it. 05:05 🪜 The tool of using a scale from 1 to 10 to assess emotions. 06:07 ✍️ Write it down! 07:11 🧠 LBT Trivia Question: How many pieces of information can we hold in our minds at one time? 08:27 2️⃣ The chunking technique. 09:09 🙋 Ask your team about their progress each day. 13:27 3️⃣ Four different ways to prioritize. 13:54 ⚖️ Eisenhower Matrix or the urgent importance scale. 15:28 🔤 ABC 123 method. 16:03 🐸 Do we do the quick ones first? versus “Eating the frog” 17:26 🤔 Pick your top three things for the week, month, quarter, year. 19:14 4️⃣ Schedule it in technique. 20:25 💐 Batching work. 23:03 🚩 Leading Better Teams Challenge. 24:55 Links Dan Siegel, Name It To Tame It YouTube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcDLzppD4Jc Psychology Today Scale of 1 to 10 Stress Reduction UK Study on Stress Forbes Study of Feeling Overwhelmed https://www.forbes.com/sites/joefolkman/2015/07/23/feeling-overwhelmed-you-are-far-from-alone/?sh=222653ce19a4 LBT Trivia question - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2864034/ Writing it down - https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/memory-catcher/201710/is-it-better-write-hand-or-computer Minds hold 3 - 5 pieces of information (This is the trivia question - you have the link above) Eisenhower Matrix -https://www.eisenhower.me/eisenhower-matrix/ ABC123 Method - no reference for this Michael Hyatt book: Free to Focus, Michael Hyatt >> Connect with Leigh Ann: www.better-teams.com >> Get the Better-Teams model to identify your team’s strengths and greatest opportunities using a common language here: https://better-teams.com/better-teams-model/ >> Join FORWARD https://leigh-ann-rodgers.mykajabi.com/join-forward | |||
| 07. How To Effectively Lead Teams Through Change | 30 Jun 2021 | 00:20:38 | |
🙄 The two reasons teams do not like changes. 01:22 🤓 Many people are considering quitting jobs, so we need to adapt to retain our teams. 03:02 📈 Bruce Tuckman’s stages of group development model. 04:11 ▶️ Coming together: Forming. 04:44 🧠 The Storming phase. 05:52 💪 The Norming phase and Performing. 06:34 😇 Storming is a normal, natural process - so embrace this phase. 08:12 🧠 LBT Trivia Question: How many thunderstorms are happening in the world right now? 11:48 🗣️ Storming teams: The importance of communication during a time of change is huge. 12:18 👂 Boost the number of check-ins with your team. 14:27 🎧 Check out Episode #4 - 3 Ways to Align Your Team Around Goals, Roles, and Methods. 15:13 ⌚ When is the time for negotiation to kick in? 15:42 3️⃣ Three BOLD Leadership Questions, with Gisele Shelley Garcia. 16:50 📖 “Changes are inevitable, and not always controllable. What can be controlled is how you manage, react, and work through the change process.” Kelly A. Morgan 17:49 🚩 Leading Better Teams Challenge. 19:00 Better Teams Assessment https://better-teams.com/assessment/ Bruce Tuckman’s Model: http://web.mit.edu/curhan/www/docs/Articles/15341_Readings/Group_Dynamics/Tuckman_1965_Developmental_sequence_in_small_groups.pdf Activity Stages of Our Team https://leigh-ann-rodgers.mykajabi.com/better-teams-stages-of-our-team Gisele Shelley Garcia BOLD Leadership https://theglenbrookgroup.com/womens-leadership/ >> Connect with Leigh Ann: www.better-teams.com >> Get the Better-Teams model to identify your team’s strengths and greatest opportunities using a common language here: https://better-teams.com/better-teams-model/ >> Join FORWARD https://leigh-ann-rodgers.mykajabi.com/join-forward | |||
| 08. 20 Practical and Creative Ways to Appreciate Your Team | 13 Jul 2021 | 00:38:31 | |
🌟 Appreciation matters. 01:11 🎯 Five core needs according to Maslow. 02:04 🤩 Another way to think about appreciation. 04:27 1️⃣ Words of affirmation should be genuine, specific, and timely. 06:40 🖥️ Creative approaches to words of affirmation 08:06 2️⃣ Acts of service. 15:47 💪 Practical advice to implement acts of service. 16:19 🤔 Better Teams Trivia Question: What is going to increase the pleasure for the receiver of a gift more?18:53 3️⃣ Appreciation with gifts. 21:53 4️⃣ Touch, as the fourth area of appreciation. 27:56 5️⃣ Quality time 28:59 🪅 Fun and interesting ways to spend quality time. 30:58 🚩 Leading Better Teams Challenge 36:43 Facts at the beginning - https://hbr.org/2016/05/recognizing-employees-is-the-simplest-way-to-improve-morale https://www.tinypulse.com/blog/sk-employee-recognition-stats Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs Book: The 5 Languages of Appreciation by Gary Chapman and Paul White https://www.appreciationatwork.com/5-languages-appreciation-workplace-improve-employee-engagement/ Kudo Board - https://www.kudoboard.com/
Certificates - https://better-teams.com/reward-recognize-a-virtual-team-with-certificates/ Trivia - https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_psychology_can_help_you_choose_a_great_gift >> Connect with Leigh Ann: www.better-teams.com >> Get the Better-Teams model to identify your team’s strengths and greatest opportunities using a common language here: https://better-teams.com/better-teams-model/ >> Join FORWARD https://leigh-ann-rodgers.mykajabi.com/join-forward | |||
| 09. Experts Weigh In On The Biggest Challenges Leaders Face Right Now | 27 Jul 2021 | 00:25:07 | |
👩🎓 Leigh Ann founded the Team Consultant Academy in 2019. 01:02 🙃 Executive coach Gayle Ely of Total Life Leadership on psychological well-being of employees. 03:24 👓 Improvement leader Danielle Freeman of The Clorox Company on lack of clarity. 06:40 😷 Wanda Walker from Uniquely Yours on the changes the pandemic brought and insights into organizational culture.09:59 ↘️Charterworks newsletter, McKinsey & Co. Knowledge Partner - reducing likelihood that women and people of color fall behind. 12:29 🗓️ How teams use ‘hub weeks’ to come together 13:25. 🥖 LBT Trivia Question: Where did the word culture originate from? 14:19 🎯 Alex Suchman of Barometer Interactive on using games to promote strong team culture and identity. 15:00 🤗 Innovation coach Mary Bolander of Mary Bolander LLC on solving creativity challenges. 19:01 5️⃣ The five steps of Design Thinking. 22:19 🚩 Leading Better Teams Challenge. 23:26 Join Forward & Get Your 1st month free using the coupon code: LeadingBetterTeams https://leigh-ann-rodgers.mykajabi.com/join-forward >>Join Me in my Team Consultant Academy https://leigh-ann-rodgers.mykajabi.com/enroll-in-team-consultant-academy-aug-2021-cohort-1-1 >>Connect with guests: Gayle Ely, MBA, PCC https://www.total-life-leadership.com/ Danielle S. Freeman, CMF, CVF https://www.linkedin.com/in/cidanielle/ Wanda N. Walker, CLSSGB, CVF https://uycllc.com/ Alex Suchman, PMP https://www.barometerxp.com/ Mary Bolander https://www.linkedin.com/in/marybolander/ >>Links mentioned: Charterworks Newsletter, Knowledge Partner McKinsey & Co. https://www.charterworks.com Design Thinking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_thinking >> Connect with Leigh Ann: www.better-teams.com >> Get the Better-Teams model to identify your team’s strengths and greatest opportunities using a common language here: https://better-teams.com/better-teams-model/ | |||