Have you noticed someone acting on something you’ve said in passing? I have!

Everything we say, and everything we do, impacts everyone else in our immediate and wider network and systems. We are all interlinked, whether we like it or not. 

If you have a role that by nature has even more impact on others (leader, teacher, consultant, mentor, coach or team coach, etc) your words and actions carry even more weight. Tatiana Bachkirova emphasises the importance of the coach themselves being the most effective tool in coaching. What you bring, the way you behave and your ability to role model all make an impact in team coaching. I think the same applies to leaders and consultants.

In this short article I talk about the impact I had on a team I worked with. Some of that impact was helpful, and some definitely wasn’t!

See the full article or find more articles in the resources section of this website.

“How is your role reflected in nature?”

A team I work with selected a card representing their role and contribution to their organisation. The result? Great metaphors like: a fish in a school of fish swimming in the same direction, waves of creative thinking eroding deserts of technical thinking, and leaves funneling ideas (like water) for nourishment.  What a fun and valuable way to kick off a team coaching session - love it!

I often use metaphors from nature in my work. Something Louise Duncan, TetraMap Intl and Belinda Hayes PhD, PCC, CPCC have noticed - thank you for arranging the cards😉.

If you’d like to find out more about metaphor and nature replicated at work, get in touch, www.growtobe.co.nz.

Talking about team strengths

… is a great way to build relationships, uncover hidden talents, assign work in ways that increase wellbeing and build psychological safety. It can also be a great way to get to know each other if you are a new team and kick off deep and meaningful conversations that aren't too awkward. 

If you are tight on budget and full strengths profiles seem out of reach, strength card exercises will give you some of the benefits. 

A team I worked with recently loved the card exercise so much (see picture below) they want to roll it out across their entire function. (Not sure how I'm going source enough cards to do that - a challenge for another day 🙄)

Get in touch if your team would like to try it! www.growtobe.co.nz