Connected Teamwork Podcast

Share Your Authentic Truth with Deep Honesty and Kindness Holding back uncomfortable feelings and thoughts creates unrest, tension and distrust. How do we share our truth even when it is uncomfortable? Enter the...

Go to the Beach. Be in Appreciative Presence a 10 On a scale from 1 to 10 how present are you now? A 1 equals being totally distracted and a 10 is being totally here. Being present at work, in meetings, in life in...

The 1% Principle Connected Communication Practice #1 Who do you choose to be in the conversation no matter how the other person reacts? Enter the power of the 1% principle: focus on what you can control and let go of...

Support & UpliftAppreciating others is the oxygen for relationship and performance. “I have some feedback for you.” When we hear this, we tend to have some anxiety. That’s why letting people know that we value them...

Team CQ Practice #11 Give Your Best & Be Resourceful What do you do when you are overwhelmed? First look at yourself. What is the story you are telling yourself? Is this true? Also ask yourself, what is a rubber ball...

Reach Out Often Team CQ Practice #10 Offer and ask for help purposefully. Work together for a shared vision. Follow through. Asking for help requires vulnerability. We need to be able to admit where we need help. And...

Connected Teamwork Work Practice #9: Create & Maintain Balcony Perspective Connect before sharing context and content. Keep your eyes on a clear, higher goal. In the grip of thesurvival brain, it can be easy to lose...

Make Amends Promptly: Own your action, recognize impact, offer reparation. Do it for integrity. “I am sorry” is a little sentence that can make a big difference. We hesitate to say it because our ego wants us to be...

Listen deeply. Create Dialogue. Conflict is confluence. Deep listening is an act of leadership and it magnetizes both the listener and the speaker. We learn to listen deeply to what is underneath our surface thinking...

Walk in Their Shoes Everyone you meet is facing a hard battle somewhere. In conflict? Reflect on the other person with empathy on what may be happening for them. What are their fears? Their anxieties? When you can sit...

Team CQ Practice #5: Be Humble Judgment is part of being human. Yet it is the number one obstacle to relationships and teamwork. Humility is the core antidote. Do we know for sure what we are thinking and believing...

Be Where Your Feet are Team Connectedness Practice #4: Be Present and Authentic. Stay in the moment. Shareyour truth honestly, respectfully and purposefully. We create fertile groundfor real connectedness, by choosing...

Pause. Let Go & Welcome Deeper Wisdom. Team CQ Practice #3 Release attachment and control. Allow intuition & flow. Wisdom is what we receive. We receive it when we get out of the way by letting go of our attachments. We...

Team CQ Practice #2 Always Grow How do we work with challenges in a way that brings peace to our hearts and pride in our action? We first get right with ourselves. What are our values? How can we live and lead more from...

Take Good Care of Yourself If we don’t take care of ourselves, who will? Bringing ourselves into balance helps us to be of service to others. Not taking care of ourselves, we burn out, create relationship imbalances and...