In this issue: Team performance sets the pace for one-to-ones. Stretch Healthy Leader Jack Albrecht. Upcoming Stretch webinars.

by Cyndi Wineinger Team performance is setting the pace for a fresh look at the One-to-One (OtO).   The time is finally here to see a major shift in the power of the OtO. Team members are pushing for powerful check-ins and feedback with their Coach/Leader. We continue to see a transition to peer-to-peer feedback loops as well. There is a significant need to set aside time to seek out feedback in order to grow and succeed. This shift is happening for multiple reasons. In the world of remote, hybrid and rotating office times, managers can’t see everything that the team member is doing day to day. This limits the power of the OtO. Team members must own getting their leader involved to provide feedback, brainstorm, open doors, help sharpen skills, and provide coaching to think strategically.

Our communication is limited in its quality. Masks create their own reduction in the ability to give and receive feedback. We can’t see one another’s faces! We can’t use as much nonverbal communications to send and receive messages. Different studies measure the impact of body language and tone in our communication. We know that actual words are only 7% of our meaning. Masks and video meetings reduce our ability to communicate. We need feedback and talk time to overcome the loss of the nonverbal communication during OtOs. Not only have we lost some of our communication methods, we’ve lost the raw number of interactions with one another....CONTINUE READING.

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Culture fuels strategy in a thriving business. And that's precisely how we help clients succeed. Working with mid-size, growth-oriented companies, we bridge the gap between culture, strategy & implementation. Stretch co-founders Cyndi Wineinger and Darcy Bien also serve clients through The Wineinger Company and Partners in Change.

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