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This week the U.S. celebrates Thanksgiving; for many it’s a time for families and friends to gather and reflect on what they are thankful for.  And, the U.S. is not alone when it comes to having this type of celebration; 17 other countries around the globe celebrate some version of Thanksgiving throughout the year.

Studies show that there are linkages between our well-being and our tendencies for feeling grateful. We will likely sleep better, have more positive thoughts, and sustain strong relationships. That’s certainly a win!   

This is the perfect time to reflect on our personal and professional accomplishments as well as our challenges. We need to consider:

• What do we have to be thankful for?
• How have our challenges helped us grow and improve?
• What relationships have we built and maintained?
• Who have we motivated, inspired, or influenced?
• Who do we appreciate and why?  Have we told them?
• What have we done to make a difference in our work culture (and at home)?
• As leaders, what are we doing to impact the levels of gratitude and attitudes in others?

We are role models; set the stage for gratitude, attitude, and thankfulness for family and friends as well as for colleagues and clients.

Wishing you a happy and safe holiday season with hopes that it’s filled with an abundance of things to be thankful for!

Sincerely,

Mike and the PeopleTek Team

 

Of all the “attitudes” we can acquire, surely the attitude of gratitude is the most important and by far the most life-changing.

–Zig Ziglar

Leading the Future of IT: PeopleTek’s Premier Strategy for Advancing Tech Professionals and Their Teams

At PeopleTek Coaching, our expertise lies in guiding IT visionaries, propelling them to the zenith of their capabilities. With a potent combination of bespoke coaching sessions, forward-thinking methodologies, and deep-rooted insights from the tech sector, we empower both individual tech mavens and cohesive teams to thrive in the dynamic world of IT.

Our state-of-the-art coaching model hones leadership skills and bolsters team unity, aligning them with a shared technological mission. This steadfast dedication to fostering teamwork has cemented our standing, making us the go-to consultancy for myriad tech corporations over our distinguished 20-year journey.

Beyond just business achievements, our aspiration is to mold IT spaces that resonate with positivity, creativity, and mutual respect. We champion environments that catalyze individual advancement and heighten productivity. This visionary approach forms the cornerstone of PeopleTek’s ethos.

At PeopleTek, we invite you to reshape your IT leadership path and lead with unmatched accuracy and enthusiasm. Delve into the nuances of our tailored approach by visiting PeopleTekCoaching.com. Boasting a comprehensive array of tech-focused services, we are primed to refresh your ascent to tech leadership excellence and collaborative success.

 

Leaders who are trying to reach a vision, grow the company, reduce expenses, and implement changes are faced with a common challenge:
     Do all business colleagues share the same objectives and do they utilize strong relationships to make this happen?

We work closely with several leaders and teams who know where they want to go, and they have plans for making growth happen. This requires that everyone’s productivity be at “full steam ahead” doubling efficiencies and effectiveness.

When interviewing leaders and their teams, we found that what often gets in the way is a disconnect in communication, holding onto the past (aka baggage), having a lack of trust with other team members, along with a strong fear or reluctance to accept change.

These all have linkages with business relationships. One of our clients wanted to implement a change regarding how their customers were treated. (The idea was to create a desired reputation and be known as “the best” in their industry.) Improvement occurred after they started to:

·         work on their business relationships

·         enhance internal interactions

·         build closer relationships with the C-suite leaders

One way they did this was to host a “coffee and learn” daily session. They had everyone begin these sessions by sharing the gaps and issues they were experiencing.

There were many other changes that came as a result of this, but the desired changes happened after some of the leadership team understood and owned that they were not communicating with a sufficient emphasis on relationships. They could have ignored the situation, ultimately making it worse, but instead they accepted they had an issue and took action.

The results? This company not only achieved all of their goals, but they also have the reputation the CEO craved.

Sincerely,

Mike and Jan

 

To have a healthy and thriving business, there must be healthy relationships with the C.E.O.S. in the organization and I’m not referring to the Chief Executive Offficers.
I am talking about the Customers, the Employees, the Owner (or stockholders),
and the Suppliers.

—James Hunter

Leading the Future of IT: PeopleTek’s Premier Strategy for Advancing Tech Professionals and Their Teams

At PeopleTek Coaching, our expertise lies in guiding IT visionaries, propelling them to the zenith of their capabilities. With a potent combination of bespoke coaching sessions, forward-thinking methodologies, and deep-rooted insights from the tech sector, we empower both individual tech mavens and cohesive teams to thrive in the dynamic world of IT.

Our state-of-the-art coaching model hones leadership skills and bolsters team unity, aligning them with a shared technological mission. This steadfast dedication to fostering teamwork has cemented our standing, making us the go-to consultancy for myriad tech corporations over our distinguished 20-year journey.

Beyond just business achievements, our aspiration is to mold IT spaces that resonate with positivity, creativity, and mutual respect. We champion environments that catalyze individual advancement and heighten productivity. This visionary approach forms the cornerstone of PeopleTek’s ethos.

At PeopleTek, we invite you to reshape your IT leadership path and lead with unmatched accuracy and enthusiasm. Delve into the nuances of our tailored approach by visiting PeopleTekCoaching.com. Boasting a comprehensive array of tech-focused services, we are primed to refresh your ascent to tech leadership excellence and collaborative success.

 

Today more than ever organizations are relying on teams to be rapidly assembled to address company goals and needs.  Agility is required, but this may impact the time required to build relationships that create trust and collaboration, ultimately reducing efficiencies and increasing stress.

Relationships take time to build and grow and these “rotating” team members may experience stress and burn out as well as feelings of isolation regardless of working in the office, or remotely.

In the Harvard Business Review, Rob Cross, Karen Dillon, and Martin Reeves shared that an organization they worked with determined that it didn’t make sense for anyone to switch roles or teams in less than a fifteen month period because both the team and the rotating employee would fail to optimize team synergy.

They also shared that it’s important for employees to have a clear understanding of how they add value. What’s their purpose? What roles are essential? What are their priorities? How are they making a difference?

This also needs to be supplemented with positive interactions with colleagues, hopefully on a daily basis. This may include collaboration to accomplish goals, brainstorming and refining ideas for process improvements, and in general creating a relationship of appreciation.

Relationships make a difference! They make employees more engaged and more productive, they increase company loyalty, promote the desire for career growth, and they help prevent burnout while reducing stress.

How are relationships and stress levels in your work environment?

Sincerely,

Mike and Jan

The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.
–William James

Leading the Future of IT: PeopleTek’s Premier Strategy for Advancing Tech Professionals and Their Teams

At PeopleTek Coaching, our expertise lies in guiding IT visionaries, propelling them to the zenith of their capabilities. With a potent combination of bespoke coaching sessions, forward-thinking methodologies, and deep-rooted insights from the tech sector, we empower both individual tech mavens and cohesive teams to thrive in the dynamic world of IT.

Our state-of-the-art coaching model hones leadership skills and bolsters team unity, aligning them with a shared technological mission. This steadfast dedication to fostering teamwork has cemented our standing, making us the go-to consultancy for myriad tech corporations over our distinguished 20-year journey.

Beyond just business achievements, our aspiration is to mold IT spaces that resonate with positivity, creativity, and mutual respect. We champion environments that catalyze individual advancement and heighten productivity. This visionary approach forms the cornerstone of PeopleTek’s ethos.

At PeopleTek, we invite you to reshape your IT leadership path and lead with unmatched accuracy and enthusiasm. Delve into the nuances of our tailored approach by visiting PeopleTekCoaching.com. Boasting a comprehensive array of tech-focused services, we are primed to refresh your ascent to tech leadership excellence and collaborative success.

 

In today’s world leadership is measured by the strength of our business relationships and our ability to create teams that thrive.

When team members share a common vision, support the attainment of shared goals, and appreciate and leverage the “magic dust” (skills and abilities) of each team member, relationships blossom and successes are more readily attained.

Per Patrick Lencioni: Teamwork is the state achieved by a group of people working together who trust one another, engage in healthy conflict, commit to decisions, hold one another accountable, and focus on collective results.

TRUST – A team needs to be comfortable with being vulnerable with each other about their weaknesses, mistakes, fears, and behaviors. Trust grows when relationships are strong!

CONFLICT – A team needs to share their passions, disagree, and challenge and question one another.  The stronger the relationships, the healthier the conflict!

COMMITMENT –   A team buys into important decisions (even if they initially disagree) once all ideas and opinions have been considered. Strong relationships promote buy-in!

ACCOUNTABILITY –  A team does not rely on their leader to be the primary source of accountability but rather deals with their peers directly. Strong relationships build comfort levels creating the ability to discuss missed deliverables and mistakes, and encourages ownership.

RESULTS –   Teams that trust one another, engage in conflict, commit to decisions and hold one another accountable are more likely to put aside their individual needs and focus on what is best for the team as a whole. When relationships are strong, team needs become the priority!

As a leader are you helping build relationships within your team? Do you:

• Encourage team members to inspire one another and show appreciation for one another’s accomplishments?
• Allow for innovation and risk and accept that errors will occur?
• Communicate priorities, successes, and “misses”?
• Invest in understanding and sharing customer needs and how the team can help?   
• Use humor and add fun to the work environment?
• Build time into meetings allowing team members to share non work-related stories?

When relationships are created within teams, a bond is formed, work becomes more enjoyable, levels of effectiveness increase, and goals are more readily attained.

Create opportunities to build and strengthen relationships within your team!

Sincerely,

Mike and Jan

Unity is strength … when there is teamwork and collaboration (and strong relationships), wonderful things can be achieved.
–Mattie Stepanek, American poet and peace ambassador

Leading the Future of IT: PeopleTek’s Premier Strategy for Advancing Tech Professionals and Their Teams

At PeopleTek Coaching, our expertise lies in guiding IT visionaries, propelling them to the zenith of their capabilities. With a potent combination of bespoke coaching sessions, forward-thinking methodologies, and deep-rooted insights from the tech sector, we empower both individual tech mavens and cohesive teams to thrive in the dynamic world of IT.

Our state-of-the-art coaching model hones leadership skills and bolsters team unity, aligning them with a shared technological mission. This steadfast dedication to fostering teamwork has cemented our standing, making us the go-to consultancy for myriad tech corporations over our distinguished 20-year journey.

Beyond just business achievements, our aspiration is to mold IT spaces that resonate with positivity, creativity, and mutual respect. We champion environments that catalyze individual advancement and heighten productivity. This visionary approach forms the cornerstone of PeopleTek’s ethos.

At PeopleTek, we invite you to reshape your IT leadership path and lead with unmatched accuracy and enthusiasm. Delve into the nuances of our tailored approach by visiting PeopleTekCoaching.com. Boasting a comprehensive array of tech-focused services, we are primed to refresh your ascent to tech leadership excellence and collaborative success.