5 Ways to Generate Energy & Trust in Your Next Team Meeting
“A team is not a group of people who work together. A team is a group of people who trust each other.”
simon sinek
When it comes to generating energy and trust in your next team meeting, planning ahead is key!
Regardless of the type of team you work with, whether it’s a grade level or department team, a leadership team, a cabinet team, a parent group, or your entire staff, think about your REAL purpose in holding the meeting.
What do you want to accomplish? How can you use these precious moments to engage your members to work more cohesively as a team?
Build your next agenda with the following five tips and grow your team!
here are 5 helpful tips to aid in your efforts to energize your team meetings while building trust AT THE SAME TIME:
1. Be Vulnerable
Share something about yourself and create opportunities for others share too.
SHARE:
- Photos of you and your family on vacation
- A funny story that you experienced
- A meme
- A short video that you can relate to
- An excerpt from a book that resonated with you
2. Use Processes & Protocols
Build in opportunities for team members to share their thoughts and ideas.
try these:
- Partner pair-share
- Trio discussions
- Table group talks
- Grade or department level
- Cross grade level or department groups
3. Be Clear
Make the purpose clear and understandable and share your expectations for the time together.
possible purpose statements:
- To come up with solutions to the playground issue.
- To design as many ideas as possible to consider for this initiative.
- To outline our new processes and protocols for student drop-off.
- To discuss possibilities for our upcoming Back to School Night
4. Play Music
Set the tone for your next meeting by incorporating music.
try this:
- Ask team members to send you their favorite group names and songs.
- Compile a playlist.
- Not a techie? Ask a member of your team to put a playlist together and serve as DJ.
5. Include a Formal Closing
Just like in the classroom, it’s critical to sum up the outcomes of the meeting.
wrap up with one or more of these questions:
- Did we accomplish the goals for our meeting today?
- Who would like to summarize where we are at this point?
- What commitments did we make?
- What are our possible take-aways from the meeting?
- What might be our next steps?
Being deliberate in planning your next team meeting is essential.
Taking the time to ensure a successful meeting can really pay off. Your team will learn and grow and engage right along with you as you model what you value: teamwork.
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