70: How to Nurture & Lead a Team: Fostering Connection with Slack Channels
Jul 27, 2023
70: How to Nurture & Lead a Team: Fostering Connection with Slack
In this episode of The Professional Creative, we’re going to talk about the importance of fostering a strong, trusting, and engaged team of A-players and how non-business-related Slack channels can foster connection within your team.
the relationship building that happens in the margins is the thing that will really foster your team growth more than anything else.
Discussed in this episode:
- The importance of developing leadership skills parallel to business growth—try to keep ahead of your growth.
- Value of Non-business Conversations: Though our team Slack channels aren’t all related to business tasks, they significantly contribute to fostering creativity, growth, and connection among the team.
- Our 7 Non-Business Slack Channels include Water Cooler, Book Club, Health and Wellness, AI, Side Hustles, Summer Fridays, and the Watch List.
- Trust is key: Our team is built on reciprocal trust—Whether it’s non-work related Slack channels on company time, taking time off as the visionary to allow to allow the team to become stronger, more independent, and a bit more relaxed, this approach benefits the team by letting them grow and become better.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Dan Martell
- Listen to Episode 57: “Hiring & Your Zone of Genius” to learn how we grow a team built on trust.
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