More than ever it is critical for both new and experienced leaders to recognize that before you can lead or collaborate with someone, you have to connect with them first.
Without connection, there is no trust. Without trust, there is no relationship. No relationship, no influence.
Recognizing and accepting the differences, including cultural ones, is key for building trust and moving forward.
However, to build trust and improve collaboration in a team (any team!), no one tool or method is enough – especially one developed in the last century.
Newsflash: You’re going to need more than a one-size-fits-all approach to develop a diverse team like yours – especially in the post-pandemic work landscape!
To develop your team and the individual team members, here are 3 reasons why developing people with Gestalt leads to better relationships.
The next time you need to have a difficult conversation with someone, look at it as a chance build a bridge with them – a bridge that can help you cross a potential danger area together.
Rather than approaching it as a dreaded task that’s going to be difficult, approach it as a way to deepen your connection.
After all, if you go into a situation expecting it to be difficult or painful, it probably will be.
But if you go into it with eyes that are looking to connect and co-create, you’ll generate positive energy to lead the conversation while building trust.
“…share and collaborate with others whenever you can, leverage the wisdom of your trusted peers and be transparent in everything you do.”
Under multiple lockdowns, working life has changed forever.
The truth is, everything will look differently tomorrow than it does today…or at least that’s how I feel with my work situation. Some days I’m optimistic that we’re going to all come out of this stronger than before…other days I feel like this is just the beginning of future catastrophes that will make this one seem mild.
Bottom line – we’re all in this together. So what ever happens next, it’ll happen to all of us.
A: Hey new guy, are you a "Fiery Red” too? B: Sorry? A: Ah, forget it – you’re proooobably a “Sunshine Yello”. B: A “sunshine what”? A: Oh, never mind! Have you ever had an exchange like this? How did it make you feel? When ...
As a leader you should always be looking for problems to co-solve and decisions to co-make – nothing builds trust and confidence faster than collective problem-solving and decision-making.
From psychology to neuroscience, the findings are conclusive – Storytelling works. The challenge is knowing how to harness and leverage it.
This article presents a simple, yet powerful approach: “Here is where we are. Here is where we want to go.”
Your primary goal as a leader should be to creating a place where people are attuned to the same truth and connected by the same vision.
