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There's a point when a leader's anxiety about losing control gets in the way of a team's work. How to build your trust in the team? How do you balance the urge to give direction with the need to cultivate their judgement about what's important?

Patrick and Abigail break down a weekly reflection ritual that we use to keep our remote team in sync with each other, monitor our employee's development, and maintain our priorities.

What were your work priorities for this week, at the level of the project or client?
What did you end up working on that you consider most important this week?
What's important that got stuck, blocked, or otherwise undone as this week ends?
What's something new that you learned, or were reminded of that seems important now?
As you look ahead to next week, what seems the top 2 priorities for what you anticipate working on?

Trends in employee engagement that caught our eye
How a manager can recognize clues his employees are disengaging or falling behind
The weekly check-in routine we've developed to help our team stay on the same page with our priorities
Kairos and Kronos = two ways to view time (yes we're back with the Greek wisdom)
Evaluating high-performing employees - maybe we're using the wrong metrics?

The project management system we currently use (and love dearly).

Teamwork

The OG project management software for remote teams (back in the day we organized our work using Basecamp).

Basecamp

Know Your Team helps you get to know your team through time zone differences, various locations, and all the rest.

Know Your Team

Here's the full Simon Sinek Navy SEALs trust video...