18 May 2022
Last week was our first Performance Edge offsite meeting. Instead of days sitting around a boardroom table, we took the opportunity to venture to Switzerland to decompress and reflect on the last 10 months and plan for the year ahead.
I was asked to provide some reflections on the whole experience and I have 4 clear ones:
1- Switzerland wins the scenery game, at times I actually felt a bit annoyed at how beautiful it is.
2- When you are busy it feels counterintuitive to stop and reflect, that was how I felt going in, but there is real value in slowing down, it does present options to speed up / be efficient.
3- You can create a gym out of anything, anywhere…. Take a look at the log in the image!
4- The environment in which you give feedback to each other is absolutely crucial.
It’s my opinion that the way in which we provide feedback to each other is a human force multiplier which directly impacts the performance of our teams.
There was something (and I wish I could be more accurate with what that was but I am still working it out) disarming about giving and receiving feedback in nature, in a dynamic fashion (out on a walk, around a fire for example) that diluted the threat, made the points engaging, and which ultimately made them stick.
If you are about to give feedback or engage in a difficult conversation with someone I encourage you to really think about the physical environment you are about to use.
Ask yourself – “How can I make the environment as safe and as engaging as possible?”
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