It’s time to get your teams together againVirtually now; in person and outdoors when we can

Your leadership team needs support now, so together you can continue to adapt to the changes that lie ahead.

From the middle of March to the middle of May 2020, we researched what leaders and coaches think their teams need to help them continue to respond positively to the COVID-19 crisis. They told us:

“Leadership teams will not succeed if they stay in the current mode.

To really get our organization performing in 2021, teams need to be supported to help them continue to perform at each stage of the changes we now face.”

Source: the 14 Join our Conversation sessions we held March to May.
Find out what people told us here

So far, leaders and their teams have generally responded to the COVID crisis brilliantly. People have been  firefighting, adapting, collaborating, focusing and showing more compassion for others. Largely, this has worked.

However, now it’s time to look ahead. While still coping with the impacts of lockdown, we must start planning to reopen – which for many will be a significant challenge.

These are the top 5 leadership questions teams want time to think about now:

Asset 21 How can I best lead in a situation or ecosystem that is constantly changing?
Asset 21 How do we return to before, find a new normal and build back better?
Asset 21 Which previously unquestioned behaviours in our organisation has this crisis exposed? 
Asset 21 Which new behaviours could we experiment with to see if they work in our new world?
Asset 21 Which behaviours are emerging as essential for us to adopt as leaders in 2021?

About the programme

We designed this new programme in direct response to the Covid-19 crisis and in collaboration with the leaders and coaches who took part in our online conversations.

People told us they want to work together now. While we can’t get together in person yet, we can get started virtually. Our Virtual Coach, Remote Team, Coaching approach is proven and ready to support you today.

What teams want to work on together:

Where we are now:

  • Time to reflect on how we’re all feeling, physically and emotionally
  • A chance to recognise the highlights, lowlights and learning
  • A moment to draw breath, thank those who have done brilliantly and support those who are having a tough time

The changes and challenges ahead:

  • What are the next stages and challenges for our organisation?
  • How will we feel as we work our way through these?

How we lead through all this:

  • What is going ok? Is my approach working?
  • What leadership legacy have we left so far?
  • How should we adapt our leadership in the future?
  • What winning habits will we need in 2021?
  • How to engage our people with the opportunities to come?

How this programme will help you

The programme combines individual coaching calls with three pairs of 2½ hour online group sessions. Each pair of sessions is split over two days and so includes time for overnight reflection. As in a normal residential programme, this overnight reflection allows feelings and concerns to surface and so will help your teams work on deeper issues.

 

Month 1
Call for Individual Preparation to explore issues 45-60 mins
Asset 21
Session 12-3 hours pm
2-3 hours the following am
Where are We?
Outcome
Your team feels supported, valued and heard
Month 2
Individual coaching calls 45-60 mins
Asset 21
Session 22-3 hours pm
2-3 hours the following am
What are our leadership imperatives?
Outcome
Your team is clear about its shared priorities
Month 3
Individual coaching calls 45-60 mins
Asset 21
Session 32-3 hours pm
2-3 hours the following am
How do we lead all this?
Outcome
You have a collective approach across your leadership team
Asset 21
Face to face session including lifelines, feedback, renew and re-energise
Outcome
Your whole leadership team is ready to perform, now and in 2021

The programme leads directly from here to face-to-face sessions. When the current COVID-19 restrictions are eased we will bring your team together to work offsite. This part of the programme will include some time outdoors, an area in which we have particular expertise and resources.

The change you’ll see

The programme will help your leadership team:

  • Feel supported, valued and heard
  • Understand where they are now
  • Look ahead to the challenges to come
  • Be clear about its priorities
  • Have a collective approach where everyone is clear about their own and others’ responsibilities
  • Feel motivated and ready to perform, now and in 2021

The benefits you’ll enjoy

The 1:1 personal discussions will engage everyone and give each person ownership of the agenda
Discussing the key themes with the whole team will help everyone agree on the need, outcomes and timescale
The unique pattern of paired sessions (pm and following am) will ensure you can reflect and get the same benefit as in a face-to-face programme
The drumbeat of three iterations of the paired sessions blends efficiently with the meeting schedule
Individuals get 1:1 coaching, just when they need it
Your team will perform better and resolve issues more quickly than if you wait until you can meet in person
Your whole organisation will benefit from better leadership
Your leadership team will see the benefits of this approach and go on to help their own teams in the same way

Duration: 3 months plus face to face sessions when current restrictions are eased.

Venue: Online and, when COVID-19 restrictions ease, at Orchard House and your place of work.

We provide everything so you can enjoy the experience without interruption. This can include, for example, coaching, catering, time in open spaces, guided walks, equine facilitated coaching, a night in a bivouac, cooking over a fire pit, exercise in the gym and on running routes.

Download a PDF copy of our ‘Time for Teams’ programme here

Why Orchard House Partners

We use nature and the outdoors to help leaders, teams and coaches develop the skills and understanding they need to change the way in which they work. We help leaders lead with clarity, teams become stronger, and coaches hone their ideas.

The coaching experience you have with us will be more powerful and effective than any you’ve had before because:

  • It will combine deep coaching experience with the best coaching environment
  • Systemic coaching facilitated by nature is shown to have a greater and more lasting effect on behaviours and results
  • Using an outside perspective helps to shift your internal reality and so create and sustain meaningful change

Find out more: Call David on 07713 145827 or email david@orchardhousepartners.com