Webinar Outline:
Are meaningful conversations a habit at work? What does it take to make them a habit? What is a meaningful conversation anyway? According to Gallup, there are 5 characteristics of a meaningful conversation. We are going to take it a step further and share how Cloverleaf can fuel these types of conversations!
Since we are committed to creating thriving teams, these ideas can be used by a leader, an individual contributor and peer-to-peer!
Recognition or appreciation for recent work.
Gallup research also shows that 60% of manages feel they are doing great at this, while only 35% of individual contributors share the same sentiment
Collaboration and relationships.
Current goals and priorities at work.
The length of the conversation (actual conversations not teams/slack messages!)
Employee strengths or the things they do well.
Recognition or Appreciation for Recent Work
Find out HOW people on your team like to be recognized using insights search
How should I recognize @Joe Smith
What are steps for maintaining inspiration with @Joe Smith?
How can I give feedback to @Joe Smith?
NOTE: We’ve provided a bank of additional prompts for different situation at the bottom of this resource
Visit a person’s profile and use coaching insights to trigger recent contributions. Often we don’t always recall everything someone did and all of their strengths on a regular basis. Tips review can help to trigger memories of positive contributions
Start a “share and recognize” practice with your team. Invite people to share a tip about another person that relates to a difference that person made and share the specific feedback. This can be done verbally as a meeting opener or in a Teams/Slack shout out channel
Use Cloverleaf Hot Seat as a team recognition meeting opener or closer!
Collaboration & Relationships
Consider who might make a great complementary pair for peer mentoring using DISC
Is and Cs can balance each other in the following ways:
Balancing the energy of an I with the precision of a C
Combining the creativity of an I with the logic of a C
Combining the flair for communication of an I with the documentation and process outlining of a C
D’s and S’s can balance each other in the following ways:
Balancing the assertiveness of the D with the support of the S
Combining the drive of a D with the patience of an S to ensure things get done
Balancing the goal orientation of the D and the team stability that the S can create/garner
Leverage the Thinking Styles Comparison on the team dashboard with two people who might benefit from collaborating. Given current initiatives and projects, how can you encourage or invite these two individuals to collaborate?
Current Goals & Priorities at Work
People are hungry for development, it’s critical to long term engagement that people are working towards goals, both business and professional development. Invite individuals on your team to identify a Coaching Focus in Cloverleaf.
During 1-1 conversations ask for any insights, result or breakthrough in that area and offer support. What resources, training or tools do they need to develop in the area of their Coaching Focus?
Understand workstyles to help prioritize. Consider using insights search prompts:
How should I prioritize planning tasks with @Joe Smith?
How does @Joe Smith work best?
Tell me how to manage projects with tight deadlines with @Joe Smith?
Encourage the use of Cloverleaf Reflections 2-3x a week for ongoing self-development and to leverage motivation to accomplish goals.
The Length of the Conversation:
This part is up to you! But according to Gallup, Between 15 and 30 minutes is enough time for a meaningful conversation, but only if it happens frequently.
Consider opening conversations with tips you may have saved about this person with added related recognition to start the conversation off on the right foot.
Employee Strengths or The Things They Do Well.
Cloverleaf is an absolute GOLD MINE for this! We love to unleash people to do their best work!
Consider leveraging VIA Strengths, Strengthscope and CliftonStrengths to observe critical strengths that energize team members and/or are high on their list. Consider even asking how they are leveraging their key strengths and if not how would they like to?
Invite a team member to identify a strength in their leadership tips from their profile and share how they are using it or how they can leverage this strength in a current initiative.
Lead a Team Strengths Development Session. This is SUPER easy and you just need Cloverleaf to do it! With a team of 10 or less, this can be done in 60-90 minutes
Invite each person to bring up their Cloverleaf profile and look at their tips under the categories of Leadership, Communication, Motivation and Workstyle
Ask each person to select one tip that represents a strength that is currently activated and share an example. Then have the person share a strength they would like to lean into more and share a tangible action they can take to do this.
(you can also assign the selection of the tips this as pre-work)
These round-robin strength conversations become a great way for people to be open with their teammates and to share what they are thriving at now, and what they would like to be thriving at in the future!
Additional Insights Search Prompts to Try:
Self | Teammates |
"Tips on how to set better boundaries." |
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"How to be a better listener." | "How to be a better listener to @person." |
"When am I most productive?" | "When is @person most productive?" |
"How do I respond to conflict?" | "How does @person respond to conflict?" |
"How to be more empathetic." |
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| "Why is @person so positive?" |
"What motivates me when I feel stuck?" | "What motivates @person when I feel stuck?" |