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 June 2007 Insights
e-zine Volume V, Issue 3
©
2007-All
rights reserved ISSN
1551-4234 Library of Congress
Goals InSight, Inc.
Facilitation &
Workshops for Organizational Team Building, Goal Setting and Business
Strategy!
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A Few Notes From Cheryl
Welcome to our
newest members of this community! Many of you recently
joined us, from all of the workshops that I have been leading
these past two months. And, congratulations to Michele Cappel,
who just
became the 1,000th member of our global community - as promised in our
last newsletter, she will receive a complimentary copy of "Powerful
Goal Setting: 6 Steps to Meaningful Business & Personal
Achievement"! Thank you all for your continued referrals of your
business colleagues, team members, friends and family to
receive this newsletter and continue our global reach of helping
organizations and individuals within them throughout the world.
This
Month's Feature Article: I
hope you enjoy this month's article on the topic of well being and
safety for your team. This article was inspired by my recent
participation in the Rebuilding Together program, where 10,000 homes
across the U.S. are worked on during one day by volunteers who want to
make a difference in their communities for low income seniors and
disabled residents. Our team was in Oakland, CA and two members
of Goals InSight (Sharon Close and yours truly) helped rebuild portions
of an elderly woman's home. See us in action at http://www.goalsinsight.com/about_us.html
(toward bottom of page).
Sacramento
readers: For those of you near Sacramento, CA, be
sure to check out the upcoming July 18 workshop below - I'd love to see
you there :)
As always, we welcome your ideas for future topics, so
please feel free to drop me a note at cheryl@goalsinsight.com
.
Warmest regards,
Cheryl
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Feature Article: Who is Looking Out for
Your Team?
Who is monitoring YOUR
team for well being and safety?
During the Rebuilding
Together-Oakland community service day, I was assigned Safety Monitor
for our team of 60 volunteers - it was my job to ensure the safety and
well being of every one of those volunteers, who ranged in age anywhere
from 13 to 65. It was my job to ensure that painters on ladders
were using them correctly, and it was also my job to help figure out a
way to keep the bees that were buzzing around from stinging all of the
volunteers! Because it was a hot day, it was also my job to
ensure that volunteers were staying hydrated.
So, I brought our
team members bottled water before they even realized they needed
it. I also sent them out on breaks for fresh air even before they
needed it, so that they wouldn't be affected by the paint smells in the
house. When subsets of our team looked refreshed from their
breaks, I’d send them back in to continue working and then send out
another team for their break. Basically, it was my job to look
out for the needs of every individual on our team, as well as the good
of the entire team, by proactively looking for ways to help enhance
their well being and overall safety.
As I worked in this role,
I realized that this team of 60 volunteers was no different than all of
the organizational teams that I work with as their coach/facilitator –
every team needs to have at least one Safety Monitor! Every team
needs at least one (ideally, more) person looking out for the well
being and safety of their teams.
So, some questions to
ponder are:
Who plays the
Safety Monitor role
for YOUR team, either formally or informally? Who are the
people on your team that look out for each other and proactively check
in to see how the other team members are doing?
If no one is
currently acting as
Safety Monitor or looking out for others on the team, what could be
done to ensure that starts happening? What exactly is
needed, and by whom? How could you start leading by example in
this role?
If someone or
several team members
are already looking out for others, what could be done to enhance or
improve this role? And, how could this "looking out for
each other" attitude become contagious for the rest of the team?
In many of the teams we work with at Goals InSight, team members do
check in with each other because the teams have developed a higher
level of cohesiveness due to the team development work they've done
with us. So, if you're a member of one of those teams,
congratulations! Be sure to find a way to celebrate your success
in this area.
If your team is not one of those teams that is working cohesively and
genuinely concerned about the well being of its team members, ask
yourself what's missing and whether it is possible for your team to
start doing that on it's own, or whether assistance is needed.
Of course, we are here to help you if your team needs assistance
in working more cohesively and looking out for each other more to
improve the team's overall dynamics and results. We are here to
support you, so if we can help in any way, feel free to
contact us at (510) 482-8979 or info@goalsinsight.com .
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Upcoming
Workshops
Public
Workshops (private/corporate events are not listed here)
Wednesday,
July 18,
2007 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
"How
to Build, Lead and Maintain Success Through More Effective Teamwork!"
Location:
Sutter Galleria at 2901 "K" Street - Sacramento, CA
Hosted
by: Project Management Institute - Sacramento Valley
Chapter
Investment:
$99 for PMI-SVC members or $109 for
non-members
Registration
fee includes a copy of the Goals InSight self-study audio and workbook
program "Powerful Goal Setting: 6 Steps to Meaningful Business
and Personal Achievement" so that participants can continue setting
powerful goals for their teams long after the workshop ends!
This
highly interactive, fun and educational seminar is ideal for project
managers and other professionals who are concerned about how they can
make a bigger impact and be more effective in their work environment.
By the end of
this session, attendees will be re-energized to more effectively
invigorate and lead their teams when they return to their organizations
after the workshop - and will have developed a plan to do so!
See
details: http://www.goalsinsight.com/speaking.html
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August
14,
2007 6:45 to 8:15 pm
"Work-Home
Harmony: Create the Balanced Life You Desire"
Do
you often:
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Feel stressed or
overwhelmed because you have so many responsibilities?
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Wonder "how do other
people juggle all of these priorities?"
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Feel unsatisfied because
you're not finding time for the things you enjoy?
- Tell yourself, "I'll take better care of myself
tomorrow" (but it doesn't happen)?
If you answered "yes" to one or more of these questions, this no-charge
workshop is for you! See details: http://www.goalsinsight.com/speaking.html
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Team
Building Events and Off-Site Meetings:
Could your team use some help to be more cohesive?
Is it time to enhance your team's relationships and
productivity?
Now is the time to
plan for Q4 meetings - our 2007 calendar is fillinq up!
Some teams know that something isn't working, but they don't know
exactly what that is or how to improve it. Some organizations
hold team building
seminars and employee retreats to enhance their teams
productivity and relationships. Do either of those statements
describe you/your team? If so, and if you
haven't already contacted us to discuss your needs, be sure to do so
soon to see if we can help you while space is available (our
calendar often fills up 1-3 months in advance).
We offer a variety of programs to enhance the performance of your teams
as well as improve the ways in which your teams interact, so we invite
you to visit http://www.goalsinsight.com/programs/team_training.html
. This is a great
way to
show appreciation for your team and enhance their productivity,
thereby improving the bottom line for your organization!
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About Goals InSight, Inc.
Goals InSight, Inc. helps organizations
achieve their desired
results in the following ways - click on any of the links for details:
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