Welcome back to the At Work Tune Up, yourinsider’s playbook with practical, quick tips on how to improve your team dynamics, keeping things healthy and productive at work.
We spend a lot of time at work. We should love what we do.
Let’s do this together.
A special note this week for our friends in the Lost Angeles area: We are with you and praying for your safety. Please be in touch if there is any way that we can be helpful in thinking through strategy or management of staff this week and in the weeks ahead.
Free of charge. Full of love.
This week's tip for your toolbox:
Get crystal clear on your organization's strategy. Knowing that will help you put boundaries around where you focus your energy, how you make decisions and how you plan for the future.
Don't be intimidated. We can demystify it.
How do we get started? Keep reading ⬇️
Get to work:
Take time to invest in answering 6 core questions around your organization or team. Do this over the course of 1 day out of the office, or over the course of a few leadership team meetings.
The core questions are:
Why do we exist?
How do we behave?
What do we do?
How will we proceed?
What is important, right now?
Who does what?
Use this document to help you. These questions may seem simple, but many people skip them and assume that everyone is on the same page with the answers. Spoiler: they're not.
Insight - What experts are saying
Listen to The Table Group team discuss how to approach strategy. This podcast includes clear organizing principles around strategy. I come back to the ideas in this podcast over and over again when helping groups figure out their core identity. It's worth the listen.
If this newsletter resonates with you, here are three more ways I can help:
Follow me on LinkedIn or Instagram for bite-sized tips throughout the week (free).
Work with me for 1:1 executive coaching or strategy consulting. Hit reply and I’ll send you a few questions to see if we’re a fit.
Book me as a retreat facilitator or speaker. I'm thinking about those late Spring PD days right around the corner. Invest in your teams and you will be happy you did. I’m booking my Spring and Summer dates now. Please reply to this email or email me directly.
I’m a teacher at heart, and love helping people get better at what they do.
Miriam
Follow me on Instagram for more tips on happy workplace hacks:
