Questions to ask your team

By Jim LaDoux
The ideal team players take responsibility for ensuring the success of the team. They are positive and proactive, and are willing to ask questions that help them do their best work, and aid the efforts of others. Listed below are questions I've found helpful to ask myself so that I can model what it means to be an ideal team player.
Questions I ask that help me do my best work
- How often do I affirm the work of my team mates?
- How well do I care for the needs of the team?
- In what ways am I encouraging team members in their spiritual journey?
- Do I invite others to share their opinions and ideas?
- Is my passion reflected in my words and actions?
- Do I help create a sense of urgency for moving forward?
- What am I doing to deepen relationships with my team members?
Questions I ask to help others do their best work
- Do I know what is expected of me? If not, how do I find out?
- Do I have the information, materials and equipment I need to do my best work?
- Do I communicate what my needs are to others?
- Do I offer ways that my gifts and perspectives might be best utilized?
- Do I have a plan for developing my knowledge and skills for this position?
These questions cause me to think differently about what it means to be part of the team and usually change what I say and do as a team member. What might you say and do differently as a result of how you answered these questions?
QUESTIONS | APPLICATIONS
- How often do you ask for feedback from other that helps you be more effective?
- When and where do you pause to consider ways that you can support others?
- Do you see others you work with as a source of wisdom?
- Do you know what others need to thrive in their personal and professional settings?
Recent
Developing the skill of curiosity
September 18th, 2023
The 3 phases of navigating change
September 13th, 2023
Tips for creating live training events
September 11th, 2023
Administering congregational surveys
September 10th, 2023
Creating Atomic Habits (Part 1)
September 9th, 2023
The art of using direct communication
August 31st, 2023
Expanding Your Coaching Network
August 30th, 2023
Why Churches Should Seek to Inspire Rather Than Inform
August 28th, 2023
Top strategies for increasing your coaching client base
August 23rd, 2023
5 barriers to extending hospitality
August 7th, 2023
Archive
2023
July
August
2022
January
Take time to assess your lifeUse sprints to move fasterMeasure what mattersAsk your friends WATER questionsQuestions to ask your teamIs your church is stuck?4 questions to ask faith mentorsDevelop active listening skills2 ways to make better decisionsMy 5 daily questionsHelping people changeCreate daily Sabbath momentsReframe your future5 questions to reframe your future
February
Write better emailsBlueprints for forming faithCreate safe space for clientsBecoming a virtual organization6 barriers to extending hospitalityDevelop coaching presence5 phrases to use when coachingCreate minsirty road mapsHelp clients ask better questionsIndicators of spiritual maturity10 giving metrics to review annually
March
April
May
August
October
December
No Comments