Oh hey there,
How has your week been?
Mine has been full with training and creating workshops and also... planning to move!
I can honestly say that my brain feels like Google Chrome; I have so many tabs open!
So, for this week's newsletter, I wanted to share some key insights from my week, that I've picked up from working with some brilliant managers (and from my own slightly jam-packed brain too!).
1. Change takes energy and commitment
In our High Performance Teams workshop, I was sharing with the group some new practices to use. Everyone was really up for trying them but my first piece of advice was to make a plan for how you will keep going after the first, second or third time - when it becomes much more of a slog and so much easier to just do what you've always done.
- Who can you be accountable to?
- How can you make it part of a routine?
- How can you break it down to the smallest step possible so it's impossible to not do?
Motivation can dwindle but have your plan ready to overcome it.
2. We need to normalise getting things wrong
In the workshop, a manager shared that he had a tendency to rush in with a solution rather than stepping back and being more considerate or inviting the opinions of his team. We discussed as a group what his better solution might be, and quite rightly, someone pointed out that he should take a pause and ask his team for their thoughts and input.
But here's the thing, sometimes in the heat of the moment, that's really hard to do. So, if you recognise that behaviour in yourself, get used to calling it out after you've done it! "Hey, I've done it again. My bad - you know what I can be like with rushing to the answer. I really value your opinion too - would you share it with me?'
Just because we're managers, it doesn't mean we're superhuman. We've all got qualities that trip us up. There is nothing more vulnerable than admitting those challenges and doing that creates an environment where others can too. Put simply, vulnerability spreads and changes cultures.
3. Finally, it's possible to feel two things at once - and not have to fix it
I'm moving from London to Bournemouth next week and, as you can imagine, endings generate more than one meaning for us and therefore more than one feeling: sadness and grief but also relief and even excitement. And you know what? That's okay - it's just giving me lots of indications of all the stuff I'm going through. Taking the time to appreciate why I'm feeling mixed has actually been beneficial.
At the end of the day, no one can control their emotions, and looking at what’s fuelling my emotional state has given me a much greater sense of awareness.
So, that's it from me! Next time you hear from me it will be a message from the beach!
I can't wait to share it with you!
With love always,
Cate x
Oh hey there,
How has your week been?
Mine has been full with training and creating workshops and also... planning to move!
I can honestly say that my brain feels like Google Chrome; I have so many tabs open!
So, for this week's newsletter, I wanted to share some key insights from my week, that I've picked up from working with some brilliant managers (and from my own slightly jam-packed brain too!).
1. Change takes energy and commitment
In our High Performance Teams workshop, I was sharing with the group some new practices to use. Everyone was really up for trying them but my first piece of advice was to make a plan for how you will keep going after the first, second or third time - when it becomes much more of a slog and so much easier to just do what you've always done.
- Who can you be accountable to?
- How can you make it part of a routine?
- How can you break it down to the smallest step possible so it's impossible to not do?
Motivation can dwindle but have your plan ready to overcome it.
2. We need to normalise getting things wrong
In the workshop, a manager shared that he had a tendency to rush in with a solution rather than stepping back and being more considerate or inviting the opinions of his team. We discussed as a group what his better solution might be, and quite rightly, someone pointed out that he should take a pause and ask his team for their thoughts and input.
But here's the thing, sometimes in the heat of the moment, that's really hard to do. So, if you recognise that behaviour in yourself, get used to calling it out after you've done it! "Hey, I've done it again. My bad - you know what I can be like with rushing to the answer. I really value your opinion too - would you share it with me?'
Just because we're managers, it doesn't mean we're superhuman. We've all got qualities that trip us up. There is nothing more vulnerable than admitting those challenges and doing that creates an environment where others can too. Put simply, vulnerability spreads and changes cultures.
3. Finally, it's possible to feel two things at once - and not have to fix it
I'm moving from London to Bournemouth next week and, as you can imagine, endings generate more than one meaning for us and therefore more than one feeling: sadness and grief but also relief and even excitement. And you know what? That's okay - it's just giving me lots of indications of all the stuff I'm going through. Taking the time to appreciate why I'm feeling mixed has actually been beneficial.
At the end of the day, no one can control their emotions, and looking at what’s fuelling my emotional state has given me a much greater sense of awareness.
So, that's it from me! Next time you hear from me it will be a message from the beach!
I can't wait to share it with you!
With love always,
Cate x
