Fostering Team Connection practice areas
Places to continue growth and learning.
Purpose: Practices and resources to build and grow trust and connection in a disconnected world.
Individual Practices
Reflect: Where is your well-being out of alignment? Take immediate action on the items out of alignment.
When you are down - when energy, productivity, and performance are depleted - what do you need?
When you are up - when energy, productivity, and performance are abundant - what do you need?
Notice when you feel dysregulated. Practice naming it as stress, overwhelm, or burnout. With this awareness, you will be able to implement a more effective tool.
Read: “Battling Burnout: A Conversation With Resiliency Expert Dr. Amit Sood”
Watch Kobe Bryant’s talk “Be Still and Get Over Yourself”. Notice the mental game present in his speaking and preparation (4 mins).
Watch: TED Talk - How Great Leaders Inspire Action by Simon Sinek (18 minutes). Listen for how his message is reflected (or not) in the talk.
Watch the TedTalk “How To Make Stress Your Friend”. Send it to a colleague and discuss your thoughts.
Listen to an episode of Justin Su’a’s Increase Your Impact podcast. Consider sharing your favorite episode with a friend or family member.
Check out any of the following books on reaching and sustaining high performance:
Atomic Habits, James Clear
It Takes What It Takes, Trevor Moawad
Flow, by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Shift Your Mind, Brian Levenson
With Your Team
Practice integrating two of the skills discussed in the session into your day-to-day routine. Share what you’re working on with a teammate or colleague.
Ask one friend, family member, or colleague to support you with a personal or professional challenge. Notice the shift in relationship.
Have a conversation with your team about your team’s Overwhelm Cycle over the course of a year. Discuss your Exit Strategy and reinvent how you want it to go.
Check-in with your teammates/staff. Ask what would support them. Offer resources if necessary.
Set up a weekly check-in meeting with your team. Use this as an opportunity to discuss overwhelm, burnout, and ways to practice high-performing habits.
