REPLAY: June 5, 2024 Office Hours Call

Levels of work engagement shift during the summer months — shift your (and your team's) expectations accordingly.

Thanks to everyone who joined our June Office Hours call last week, where we talked about levels of work engagement, which tend to shift during the summer months. It's essential to recognize that different team members may have varying energy levels, and you shouldn't assume everyone on the team will be at the same level as you. If you haven't already, I encourage you to take some time to have an open conversation as a team to set reasonable expectations and pacing for the season ahead.

This month we discussed:

• The Levels of Work Engagement framework from 1 (close to not working) to 5 (all-in sprinting mode)

• Managing the anxiety of transitioning from a more moderate-pace role to a high-intensity one

• How to downshift a team in constant "level 5" (high-intensity) mode

• What to do when you are a visionary leader pushing too many ideas, causing team frustration

• How to manage swings between "wartime" and "peacetime" modes

• How to handle a mismatch in energy/expectations when working with a new partner

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If you're not a premium subscriber yet, you can upgrade your subscription and join us for our next Office Hours call on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. PDT.

Session Highlights

• [ 02:35 ]The Levels of Work Engagement framework from 1 (close to not working) to 5 (all-in sprinting mode)

• [ 07:42 ] Managing the anxiety of transitioning from a more moderate-pace role to a high-intensity one

• [16:00 ] How to downshift a team in constant "level 5" (high-intensity) mode

• [ 21:51 ] What to do when you are a visionary leader pushing too many ideas, causing team frustration

• [35:20 ] How to manage swings between "wartime" and "peacetime" modes

• [ 48:36 ] How to handle a mismatch in energy/expectations when working with a new partner

Make the obvious explicit because when you do, you realize it wasn't so obvious.

Related Resources

BTH & PF POSTS

• How to Adapt Your Team Habits During Seasonal Shifts

• A Push to Get Clearer About Your Pull Factors

• 4 Ways to Lead in a Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous World 

• 5 Questions That Will Help You Free Yourself From the Urgency Spiral

• Share Your "Guide to Working With Me"

WORKSHEETS

• Assess Your Team Habits Worksheet

• Project Scoper Worksheet

RECOMMENDED READING

• The Refragmentation: An essay by Paul Graham about "wartime" and "peacetime” leadership

• The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier 

CALL DETAILS

• Call Transcript¹

• Call Chat²

Upcoming Events

• Q3 Planning Session: Wednesday, June 26, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. PDT³

• July Office Hours: Wednesday, July 10, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. PDT⁴

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1. June 5, 2024 BTH Office Hours Call Transcript

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2. June 5, 2024 BTH Office Hours Call Chat

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3. Our Quarterly Planning Sessions are available as part of our Pro subscription OR you can now purchase them as single sessions.

4. These monthly Office Hours calls typically happen on the first Wednesday of the month, but due to the Fourth of July holiday here in the U.S., we have pushed our next Office Hours call to Wednesday, July 10, 2024.