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Relationship Insight: Use Respect To Gain Respect
By: Sara Knick
Tags: Boundaries, Respect, Relationships, Relationships Love Dating, Communication Skills

Photo by Dean Drobot on Shutterstock.

I have been approached by different men in the online world as well as in the real world calling me names like “babe,” “sweetie” or “sweetheart.” I didn’t know these men and found it creepy that they started calling me this without knowing me on a personal level. I’m currently engaged and have a significant other at this time. If those that were pursuing me would have looked into my relationship status first out of respect, they would have known that I was currently involved with someone.

People want to be treated with respect, but sometimes other people will attempt to overstep boundaries to get what they want. When you overstep someone’s boundaries, you make the other person feel uncomfortable, nervous and agitated.

Only considering your own needs and acting out of an urgent need to fulfill those needs will lead you to creating conflict with others. If you are approaching someone romantically, but not paying attention to that individual’s situation, you may get responses that don’t make sense or just no responses at all.

Respect is needed by everyone in all relationships. On a romantic level, the best way to capture somebody’s heart is through understanding who someone is first and then continuing to show that you are interested in that person without crossing their boundaries. As soon as you cross somebody’s boundaries, you venture into turbulent emotional waters of the unknown.

Photo by Sylas Boesten on Unsplash.

If you want someone so badly, ask yourself what it is about that person that captivates your attention. That person may have a quality that you have always admired or have wanted to possess on a personal level. Someone may appear pretty or attractive to you and you may “want” that person so badly and jump at a chance to say something to capture that person’s attention, but this is an indication that you are responding emotionally to a superficiality.

If we respond on a surface level, we will be less likely to capture someone’s full attention.

When we use substance and depth in our communication in conjunction with respecting boundaries, we will be able to stand out over others. The uniqueness in our character stands out when we choose to talk about topics that we are genuinely interested in and that may resonate with the other person that we are interested in.

We may choose to have relationships or great relationships! Great relationships start with authenticity in communication. If we are drawn to superficialities, the communication will most likely be superficial and go nowhere fast. In understanding all facets of someone, we can grasp a better understanding of how we can respond in a respectful manner. Giving someone respect is a sign that we value that person. In return, we will most likely be valued more and gain that person’s respect back.
People Will Show You Who They Are
By: Galit Birk
Tags: Ambition, Poetry, Relationships, Relationships Love Dating, Self-awareness

People will show you who they are if you are willing to wait long enough and willing to see what is. Remember that actions speak louder than words and that intention is meaningless without action. Make sure that you are seeing the person as they are and not as you wish them to be. Don’t fall in love with one’s potential but rather open your eyes, be patient, and be willing to see what is. We all have potential but without ambition and action — nothing changes.
Dating Coach Certification
By: Rana Pratap
Tags: First Love, Relationships, Relationships Love Dating, Love, First Date

1. Don’t overcomplicate things

The first date with someone you know little or nothing about is full of uncertainty. Don’t make things more complicated by trying to arrange the perfect romantic dinner, or planning a whole day out. Instead, keep things short and simple. A cup of coffee in a central location will make it clear fast if your date is someone you would like to spend more time with. And if things go well, the coffee could turn into a lunch or dinner, adding some spontaneity into the mix.

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Dumb Ass Things My Boyfriend Says…
By: April Hawkins, Ask A Bitchface
Tags: Relationship Advice, Relationships, Relationships Love Dating, Relationship Building, Comedy

Dumb Ass Things My Boyfriend Says…

If you thought for even a moment that being in my house isn’t like Barnum & Bailey, you were incorrect. I’ve never hummed circus themed music so much in my damned life.

Today, the Viking leaves to run some errands, and returns with Chic-Fil-A. Ok, part of my Chic-Fil-A, because there were approximately 3 waffle fries, and one was the little half-burnt, quarter of one that comes from the bottom of the fry bin.

The fucking nerve of this kid.

Without missing a single beat, the boy answers “They really fucked us on the fries this time, babe. I mean, how dare they claim to be Christians”.

Y’all. I nearly peed a little I was laughing so hard at this dude. He’s got some one liners, I’ll give him that much. However, he thinks he’s funnier than I am, and that just isn’t the case. Even on his best day.

Sometimes, though. He catches me off guard and it is hilarious.

Last night, we’re in the kitchen and I tell him no, he can’t have something he’s in there looking for. I’m not really paying attention, and I look over, and he says, complete with the teenage shoulder shrug and all, “I hate it here”.

I’m still laughing at that one this morning.

I love being with someone funny. Not nearly as funny as me, but still funny. It makes every day feel like Saturday, not some drag ass around Tuesday afternoon, and that is how I like my life to present itself.

I love laughing at dumb shit with someone pretty much constantly. Life is much too serious, and the serious parts usually suck. Here, in this little part of life, we just don’t subscribe to the serious shit.

So, in honor of all the dumb shit my boyfriend says, here’s another of his gems:

The other night, I say, out loud, but really to no one, “I would probably get a charge on this laptop if I plugged it in, huh?”

The Viking answers, “yeah, but I’m sure this way will work just fine, too”.

The audacity, y’all.
Dating Coach Certification
By: Genosys Consulting
Tags: Dating Tips, Coaching, Relationships Love Dating, Dating

First dates can be nerve-wracking. When you haven’t gone on a date in some time, you may be anxious about getting back into the dating game or unsure about what to expect during the meetup. If you don’t know what questions to ask on a first date, you’re not alone. It’s not uncommon to feel rusty, and it can even lead to you saying the wrong things to the person you’re interested in. While there are some things that you probably should avoid saying, there are other things that aren’t off the table that you should consider asking. Here are seven questions you can totally ask on a first date.

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Stages of a relationship :
By: Hrishav Singh Rajput
Tags: Lovestory, Relationships, Relationships Love Dating, Couples, Love

Attraction :

Every couple experiences this phase. In this stage, you only focus on the good things and similarities between each other. You spend a lot of time together and imagine that you both are made for each other. You avoid fights and it seems that fight will never happen.

2. Reality :

You start finding flaws in your partner. It doesn’t mean that you don’t love your partner but things are not as beautiful as in the beginning. You starting fighting and doubting if you are really in love. The spark in the relationship seems to decline.

3. Anger and stupidity :

You start getting angry because of little things. You know that fights can ruin your relationship but at the end of the day, you fight anyway. And in this higher stage of a relationship, you think of stupidity like breaking up and leaving each other by blaming each other for no reason.

4. Acceptance :

You know you both are different persons, you both have different qualities and flaws but still, you both accept each other. You realize that things can’t be run in a fantasy world for a lifetime there comes a time when you have to act with maturity.

5. Commitment :

With time you get to each other too much. You know everything about each other and this sets up a thought in your heart that you don’t need anyone in your life as your partner except that person. You fall in love with that person forever. And this is the most genuine and honest thing in any relationship.

By Hrishav Singh Rajput
The Relationship Box
By: The Sanctuary Of Hearts
Tags: Love, Relationships Coach, Relationships, Relationships Love Dating

There is a thing called the RELATIONSHIP BOX. Lots of people assume, when they start a new relationship, that this box is full of all the things they have longed for. And that is why they believe this Relationship is all that they need to be truly happy.

The truth is, when we start any Relationship, the box is empty, and it is our responsibility to make it full, adding more and more into it, planting the seeds that are a reflection of our core values. It is our choice what we plant there.

Will you plant the seeds of love, commitment, the balance of giving and receiving, responsibility, respect, trust, appreciation, compassion and understanding? Or will you plant the seeds of blame, control, judgement, dishonesty, lack of responsibility or victim mentality? Remember, whatever you plant together, you will harvest together later on. You must put something in before you can take anything out.

If you build healthy, strong foundations at the beginning, you can enjoy it’s strength and beauty for many years to come…

~ with love, The Sanctuary Of Hearts

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How to deal when a girl rejects you
By: Austin Byerly
Tags: Asking Out, Relationships, Relationships Love Dating, Love, Rejection

“Sorry I have a boyfriend” Ouch! That hurts

Photo by Raj Rana on Unsplash

I was at the mall a few days ago and saw an attractive girl working at one of the stores. I thought that I should approach her and ask for her number. When I was approaching her my heart started pounding and my hands were shaking. I was getting nervous thinking about what she was going to say. When I went up to her I said

“Hi I think you’re very beautiful, I was hoping to get your number”

She said” Sorry I have a boyfriend”

Then I responded with” okay, have a nice day”

I thought about that interaction and thought there was a better way that I could have left and how could I learn how to accept being rejected by a girl, so I won’t be overwhelmed by rejection.

What to say after being rejected

Rejection is scary and is one thing that no one wants to go through. But in life, it will happen and it's best to know how to be rejected without making it awkward.

The best conversationalists know how to make people feel at ease and making her feel at ease should have been my first concern.

When I got rejected I realized after that I should have looked at her in the eyes and said “Okay, your boyfriend is a lucky guy” and given her a handshake.

I didn’t make a major change but It would show to her that what she said didn’t hurt me in any way. This way she would be at ease because she didn’t hurt me.

How to accept being rejected by a girl

There’s plenty of fish in the sea, a common phrase used to get over someone.

After leaving graciously, you might have some emotions building inside but the best course would be to let it go.

Relax.

Dwelling on being rejected is not something to be worried about, it should be a learning experience to get the next girl.

What I learned

When you ask out a girl make sure to have a plan for rejection because it might happen to you. Making her feel at ease and not feel bad for saying no to you will help your rejection feel like a positive event versus a negative event.
My First Date
By: Chaitanya Madgundi
Tags: Marriage, Dating, Relationships, Relationships Love Dating, Love

The First Date Coaching

Does the thought of a first date fill you with dread? Does your memory of the last one make you cringe with embarrassment? If so, you’re not alone. In the era of tinder and match.com, many people find it easy simple and straight -forward to their first date. You too can be that one person in this epoch and make your first date the best from your past embarrassing dates. Dating tips should be followed before going on a date.

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How can I forget her words… When she scolded to me.
By: Sam Stenberg
Tags: Love, Relationships, Relati, Relationships Love Dating

How can I forget her words… When she scolded to me.

No doubt we have Deep love realtion between we both. We have some time bad words to each other. We can’t imagine even our life without each other. But we have bad time and unlogical fight sometime. But still it’s doesn’t mean we have nothing between us.

It’s a a time playing with us but we have to understand as well when time play then all the things goes wrong. When we never understand the tic ticof time then we ruled out by time only not time rules to us in this situation. What the thing we have to do only in this situation that is more to underatdn and more to care.

One more thing is most important that is don’t try to do push back or get down anyone’s feelings. It’s like a harmful act with the love and realtionship. Mat be there would be any misunderstanding but we think on it casually then we will realise that we were wrong on our part. I never ever understand we putt he slogan of love and ralationship on high level. But we have not even capacity to understand the things happening even we are not able to understand to think it positively.

I can not be angaist her because I love her very much bit her words during fight cruels. And hurt me badly that I can not take Meon my mind set up positively.

So love her constently but give a chcw to your hurt to be alone and go her to after a break.

All will cone to you back as relationship…..
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Tags: Marriage, Dating, Relationships Love Dating, Love, First Date

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There is a castle that only you and I know
By: Kyle Taylor
Tags: Marriage, Lovestory, Relationships, Relationships Love Dating, Friendship

There is a castle that only you and I know

We built it for ourselves

Day by day

Kiss by kiss

Tear by tear

We made it

The foundation is strong

~Interwoven lives~

The foundation runs deep

There are secret passages only we know

Our inside realm

Just for us

Harbors in the tempest

Where laughter and hearts meet

Hand in hand

This castle can last forever

If we want it to…

Don’t go
Dating Coach Certification
Tags: Marriage, Life, Relationships, Relationships Love Dating, First Date

1. Don’t overcomplicate things

The first date with someone you know little or nothing about is full of uncertainty. Don’t make things more complicated by trying to arrange the perfect romantic dinner, or planning a whole day out. Instead, keep things short and simple. A cup of coffee in a central location will make it clear fast if your date is someone you would like to spend more time with. And if things go well, the coffee could turn into a lunch or dinner, adding some spontaneity into the mix.

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Those Empty Relationships ..
By: Amit Kumar Gupta
Tags: Scribbled Lines, Random Thoughts, Relationships Love Dating

[This is an old post written in 2009. The post has been left unedited to reflect old thoughts]

After a long time, I am vella , feeling a bit relaxed . But I am allergic to the emptiness which creeps in , after completion of some task , First reaction is the thought what to do now ? Watch a movie, ? No :( , Read a novel ? No :( Listen to some music? No :( , then out of boredom and without much options , finally I switched on my laptop , as I do when I m not left with much things to do. I logged in to my email account, and started browsing through the mails aimlessly ; read ones, unread ones, sent ones , labeled ones. and ….blah blah .. After browsing through first few pages, I started surfing them in reverse order from oldest to older. And the whole of past 4–5 years were right in front of me. Some mails were written by the people whom I don’t even remember now. Some were written just for the heck of it, Some were deeper ones, Some were TP types , But one thing is sure ,they took me several years back , as if I was re-living those times again, every thing flashed back in front of me ,Events and happenings at that point of time , how I used to think, how I used to imagine, my thought process at that time and so on. It was like a journey in a Time machine to the past.

I have been playing a game since my childhood. I analyze a situation, sometimes present, sometimes future and try to list down all the possibilities which can happen, with their respective probabilities. I am mostly precise when I speculate with in small time frame. But as the time frame gets broadened, the number of variables, factors increases exponentially, so my approximation suffers accordingly. This journey wasn’t only a feeling of nostalgia , but also about a lot of introspection, comparisons, analysis of what I am and what I was, A careful thought about how I wanted to be and how I turned out to be, how I had planned things and how they are.

I was scrutinizing my present in relation with my past in a bigger time frame and how the destiny has given its final rulings. In a way, an evaluation of how I fared in the game. Came out of this tortuous chain of thoughts with a phone call and realized, I have just wasted approximately 3 hours in this unnecessary thinking and day dreaming. A lot of stuff is required to share and learn from these empty relationships!
Is My Long-Distance Relationship Doomed?
By: Courtney Ruth
Tags: Long Distance, Relationship Advice, Relationships, Relationships Love Dating, Love

Is My Long-Distance Relationship Doomed?

Illustrated by Cindy Kang

“According to multiple studies, the key to successful LDRR comes down to three factors: clear communication structure, clear expectations, and having mutual goals.” -Dr. Tara Suwinyattichaiporn

Though your mileage may be widespread, this doesn’t necessarily mean that your love is doomed. A lot has changed over the years, including technological advancements that make Long Distance Romantic Relationships (LDRR) more likely to succeed.

While I’m not a love guru, I interviewed over 20 therapists and relationship experts about bridging the distance. Nearly everyone mentioned the importance of communication.

Here are 5 simple tips to help you maintain open and honest communication:

1.Quantity does not equal quality. When it comes to communication, it’s the quality of time that truly counts. Rather than piecing together random Facetime chats every day, Nicole Arzt, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, who serves on the advisory board for Family Enthusiast, recommends couples take the time to schedule out weekly Facetime dates. According to Nicole, being more intentional with your weekly dates increases connection.

2.Consistency is key. According to Michael Kinsey, LCP, “consistently having events, trips, plans, goals, etc., to look forward to can help keep couples feeling close emotionally, if not geographically. When both members of the pair feel a lively connection to a mutually created future, then it’s a good indicator that both are seeing the separation as temporary and that their lives are on converging tracks.”

3.Use “I” statements. Hui Ting Kok, LMHC, suggests that couples “use ‘I’ statements when communicating a need. [E.g., I feel loved when you text me “good morning” every day/ I feel (emotion) when you (problematic behavior). I would appreciate it if you could (ideal behavior)]. Starting a sentence with ‘I’ is useful when communicating a need or a boundary because it can lower the defensiveness of the other person as you are stating how you feel, rather than accusing them of something.”

4.Lead with gratitude. While it may be easy to criticize your partner or complain about the distance, Lynell Ross, a Certified Life and Relationship Coach, suggests intentionally telling your significant other what you appreciate about them. Bonds are strengthened when both parties know that they are appreciated.

5. End the call with intention. Dr. Tara Suwinyattichaiporn, a relational communication professor at California State University, suggests ending each call with a relationship check-in session. According to Dr. Tara, having a check-in “promotes connection and understanding of one another.” You can find various “relationship check-in” questions online to help facilitate this. Ending the call with intention ensures that both partners are on the same page and connect with reciprocity.

If this was helpful, you can read more ideas about how to bridge the distance here.
5 Tips for Finding Love in 2021
By: Amber Artis
Tags: Dating Tips, Dating Advice, New Years Resolutions, Relationships Love Dating, Love

I’m not a huge fan of New Year’s Resolutions. It seems like every year we make the same resolutions, stick to them for a month or so, and then forget all about them. However, I am a huge fan of setting goals. I believe that writing your goals down and reviewing them every single day is a powerful tool for actually achieving those goals. If your goal is to find “the one” in 2021, here are five tips to help you make it happen!

1) Write down your relationship goal and be specific. Don’t just write that your goal is to “meet someone.” Write that your goal is “to meet someone who shares my values, who I can laugh and be myself with, who wants to get married.”

2) Have a plan. I love the idea of talking about your goals and putting the energy out there to the universe, but you can’t just stop there. You have to have a plan and then take action! Is your plan to start a conversation with someone new every day? How about going a first date with someone new once per week? Are you going to do a photo shoot and update your online dating pictures and profile? Whatever your plan is, make sure that you take action to implement it.

3) Invest in your love life. Think about all the other areas of your life that you have made big investments because they were important to you. Maybe you spent a few thousand dollars on a piece of fitness equipment because you value your health. Maybe you spent tens of thousands of dollars to get an advanced degree because you value your education & career. If you have never invested in your love life, it may be time to re-evaluate your priorities. You may want to hire a dating coach, a matchmaker, a personal stylist, a therapist, a personal trainer, etc. Investing in yourself in order to attract a high-quality partner will be money well spent!

4) Manage your mindset. When you are working towards any goal, mindset can make all the difference! If you have a bad date, brush it off and move forward. Don’t fall into the trap of negative self-talk, thinking “I’ll never find someone.” Instead, remain positive and focused, excited to keep moving forward!

5) Outsource your love life. Yes — you can actually put your search for “the one” in the hands of professionals! If you are a highly accomplished professional, you do not have the time required to vet and screen potential matches on your own. You can hire a matchmaker who will act as an “executive recruiter” for your love life. Hiring the right matchmaker will save you time and a lot of headaches.

The New Year is always a time full of hope and excitement for the future! My hope is that you don’t just start the new year with excitement, but you end it with excitement as well! The only difference is that the excitement at the end of the year will be about the new partner in your life! Here’s to a new year filled with love & happiness!
Putting Trust to the Test
By: Eric Peterson
Tags: Leadership, Culture, Children, Society, Team

Making the call to something new

There is a risk; without the possibility of failing, we don’t develop courage.

But what if our child slips while jumping? Or what if we don’t catch them successfully and struggle to keep their head above water? These are important questions, but when growth is the objective, they can’t become our focus or we never try.

Calling individuals and teams into something new is not easy, but critical in their development.

SPLASH!
Happy Holidays!
Tags: Company, Design Agency, Team

Team Aorthar get-together, Takway Bay, 2020

Everyone has a mouthful to say about 2020. Majorly bad reviews while a larger half would speak a bit kindly, but the truth is, it’s been a melodramatic year.

With Companies shutting down, industries folding up, hospitals maxing out and morgues booming, it’s definitely been a year that challenged us all to step out of our comfort zones.

At Aothar, it’s been a year of scaling. Scaling new heights, learning new concepts, working with fresh minds, unlocking new potentials and even going new miles. Just like every other, we’ve lost and we’ve gained, but we’re still here, firmer than ever.

Some things we discovered along the way and learnt to value, similar to a scaling trip are;

Teamwork: It’s easier to scale a mountain alone, probably faster too, but also easier to slip and die. We’ve learnt that, majority can be a blessing especially with oneness of target. We’ve learnt to listen to each other, accept new weird ideas, and to work together against all odds. We’ve learnt to look out for each other, covering our nakedness and making sure that we give only the best out. We’ve learnt to function as a team, even more, a family.

It’s easier to scale a mountain alone, probably faster too, but also easier to slip and die. We’ve learnt that, majority can be a blessing especially with oneness of target. We’ve learnt to listen to each other, accept new weird ideas, and to work together against all odds. We’ve learnt to look out for each other, covering our nakedness and making sure that we give only the best out. We’ve learnt to function as a team, even more, a family. Knowledge: We learnt this year, to pour more resources into learning and owning that extra edge and difference from the crowd. There’s so much it has to offer.

We learnt this year, to pour more resources into learning and owning that extra edge and difference from the crowd. There’s so much it has to offer. Fun: we learnt recently also that a good hangout keeps the brain working. It showed the importance of bonding and helped us connect in deeper ways than we already had. It also helped us appreciate the little things that matter in the end.

Looking back at how far we’ve come and the growth we’ve amassed as a team and as individuals, we’d say we are well among the larger set who’d look kindly on 2020. We had amazing creatives join us and we seamlessly create excellence on each job.

We have no idea what the next year holds, but we are so ready and positive. Thank you 2020!
Living Your Values
By: Eric Peterson
Tags: Leadership, Culture, Self, Religion, Team

Knowing your center is one of our first steps in becoming a leader others want to follow.

Finding something in common

Several years ago, our family took an extended vacation. We enjoyed spending time together and thought about how we could have more meaningful connections every week. One idea we came up with was to have a weekly family fun night. Our ideas included playing a game, going to dinner, or watching. I suspect you all probably did something like this as a child or are doing it now if you have children.

Movie night

On one of our first nights doing this, we selected the Rise of the Guardians movie for us all to watch together. There is an important self-leadership concept contained in the movie that I have captured for you in the clip below. Santa askes Jack Frost the question, “What is your center?”

What is your center?

I submit to you that each of us must ask and know the answers to this question before we expect people to follow us. To the one thinking, “Is this really necessary?”

My response is, “Yes, I think it is. And here’s why.”

It is because people want to know who you are and where you stand. Once they do they are able to buy into your vision.

Let us encourage each other to take time and think about our values and how to align our behaviors to them. Our teams are counting on us.
My reflections on 2020. This isn’t a blog post of all my 2020…
By: Holly Davis
Tags: Delivery, Leadership, Agency, Agile, Team

I was also really pleased to see the new Southbank Centre website we built on Drupal 8 go live in September. The results are stunning and I really love the simplicity of the front end and the playful interactions. It was great to work with such a big brand and talented team.

My personal highlight of the year was the work we did with Generation Global, hit heavily by COVID, we built an online learning platform within eight weeks from concept to launch. I loved the pace and enthusiasm of the team working on this project and the agility the team showed, it also gave us the opportunity to refine our Kanban delivery process.

Leadership

Towards the end of the year, I was taking on less project work and investing more time in developing the strategy for the agency, line management and new business. It was great to see the effort pay off with winning two new clients in the last two weeks of the year.

In September, I took over the line management of our four lead developers who are responsible for delivering projects. I’ve enjoyed providing them with the mentorship and support to help develop their skills in leading teams. It’s been interesting to line manage a team who aren’t from the same discipline as me and I’m looking forward to establishing more ways this group can work and support each other next year.

In the last few months, I was also asked if I’d be happy to assist with change management for a project within the wider group. It’s been great to have the opportunity to do something a bit different and work with new people. I’ve been fascinated by the change management aspect of this project which has already taught me a lot.

I’ve also been spending more time focusing on my own personal development, I’ve got a lot from a couple of sessions with Tony Piper and have started to do some value mapping work to better understand what I want from life and my career.

Building culture and community

I’m pleased with a few of the initiatives I’ve led at Deeson too, Wellbeing Wednesday’s, a book club, encouraging the team to leave the house and post a photo on the one-outside-photo-a-day Slack channel and working to establish some processes and documentation for our new CMS service offering.

I’ve also organised and hosted two communities of practice for the delivery manager’s across the wider group and I’m looking forward to building these relationships with my peers more next year.

Out of work

A few of our highlights this year. Despite the challenges this year has brought, we enjoyed a lovely summer — lots of walking and enjoying being closer to the countryside. I purchased a hammock which I spent a lot of time in and we enjoyed the garden so much that we decided to landscape, it’s been great to embark on a personal project and see it evolve (that experience is a whole other blog post!)
Psychological Safety for High Performance Team
By: Meiko Tourista
Tags: Agile, Psychological Safety, Team Dynamics, High Performance Team, Team

An Enterprise Business Agility Coach, ICAgile Instructor and Strategy Execution Consultant based in Indonesia
Abbiamo già detto che a noi di Gruppo Sinapsi piace giocare, sperimentare e cercare nuove idee……
By: Gruppo Sinapsi
Tags: News, Team

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Inovia en un coup d’œil et Joyeuses Fêtes!
By: Inovia Capital
Tags: Portfolio, Team

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Top 5 little Slack App for your remote team in 2021
By: Pierre R
Tags: Remote Working, Communication, Slack, Productivity, Team

1: Wolivo

Wolivo allows you to save and retrieve useful information for your team and yourself with a single command. That way you can document a particular process directly in slack and everyone from your team can access it.

- Create a knowledge base directly in slack

- Access every information with a simple command

- Keep track of every command in your dashboard

Visit https://wolivo.com/

2: Poker Planner

Poker Planner lets you make estimations with planning poker technique (or scrum poker) directly in Slack.

- Customizable poker points

- Protected sessions: prevent others to reveal/cancel the sessions you’ve created.

- Average point: calculate average point to aid decision making process.

Visit https://deniz.co/slack-poker-planner/

3: Simple Poll

With Simple Poll you can create native polls and surveys right within Slack.

Get your colleagues’ thoughts in minutes; not in the next meeting.

- Native polls

- Anonymous Polls

- Custom emojis

Visit: https://simplepoll.rocks/

4: Must Read

Build controllable must-read lists for your team. No more scrolling channels

If you have a message that is important or must-read to any member of your team you send it in DM or mention him in a channel. But what will you do if you want to send it to many people and be sure it was read? @must-read not only helps you to send must-read messages from the channel to more than one team-member but also tracks their reactions.

Visit: https://finalem.com/must-read

5: Lunch Train

With it, you can easily alert team members, or even an entire channel, about your lunch plans. Just tell Lunch Train the location and the time you plan to leave, and it will do the rest. Invitees can respond directly to Lunch Train, so you know exactly who’s coming

Visit: https://lunchtrain.builtbyslack.com/
The Skills Matrix
By: The Health Informatics Service
Tags: Team Workflow, Skills Matrix, Team

The Skills Matrix

No one is the oracle and going to know everything. If your team is structured right though someone should know something related. Therefore, there shouldn’t be a need to mess with the unknown. But if there is a glitch in the workforce how would you know it’s there until it’s too late? And then you’re left with the choice of the blue pill and bliss ignorance of your gap in the workforce or the red pill with harsh knowledge of the added expense to draft someone in quickly.

Here comes in the Skills Matrix. A quick asset to:

Understand the current skills and experience within your team

Identify the skill gaps, where your team may be lacking skills and experience

Find the single point of failures, where you are relying on one person to complete critical tasks

Plan the way forward when trying to introduce new skills or approaches to your team

Restructure your team to improve its effectiveness

The easiest way to create one is my trusty friend EXCEL!

Create a list of skills needed in your team down your first column. Include current and future skills for your team. Across the top in your first-row list all the members of your team. Finally, tick all the skills that each member has and leave the cells blank if they don’t.

Now use your knowledge to identify gaps and high-risk areas where only one person has the knowledge. Look to see how you can distribute knowledge across areas and finally look forward to future pursuits to see if your workforce can take the challenge.
Akuntabilitas dalam Team Work
By: Edwin Al Pratama
Tags: Team Building, Kpi, Teamwork, Team Collaboration, Team

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Creating Growth for Your Team
By: Stieve Richard L. Hansen
Tags: Leadership, Design, Measurement, Growth, Team

Creating Growth for Your Team

Photo by Alejandro Escamilla on Unsplash

In this final article i’ll introduce a summary and how you can get all these processes together into a solid and robust plan for your team.

Summary

There are 3 processes I mentioned in my articles, they do have some value on their own, but the most benefit is when you can do an oversight of the current aspirations, vision and motivation.

Subjective awareness

How do i see myself?

Create a measurement factor of 5 levels with 3 milestones (Starter, Intermediate, Senior as examples) Conduct a workshop to define values of measurement, focus on process (Communication) and discipline (Copywriting) that reflects on both team area and company’s goals. On individual meetings help define the current placement and where the person wants to be, (this does not need to be accurate) this exercise is to know which focus areas the person wants to grow and apply more effort. Create a PDP (Personal Development Plan) for this you need to know the Company’s goals and vision.

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Objective evaluation

How does my work reflect me?

Create a Roles frame/table where you can create the expectation for each role aligned to the company’s expectation, this helps to define skill level as well. Create a Project Feedback Loop and put it accessible, as example: e-mail signatures, project documentation or send it directly as a request for feedback. This could be a simple online form, or something more complex with direct questions about performance. Make it accessible to the person it relates to, but make sure that the person reading is aware that the feedback is raw and can be sensitive to the person reading, make sure to convert data into insight.

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Emotional measurement

How do others perceive me?

Make sure your company has a vision and values, these are normally defined as an example from an House of Strategy Create a Personal Feedback Tool which is evaluated from a form where the questionnaire is based from the Values defined earlier. If a company has Unity as a value, that is what you want to measure, you need to define how you define that, read more about it on the appropriate article i wrote.

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Output

The output you desire is and overview of the current state of your team and individuals, and where their motivation is directed to, how you can help them achieve those team and personal goals. You should want to find that common ground where both the employee and yourself are self-motivated for growth, all you want is alignment, show the way, give them the supplies, but everyone needs to walk their path.

Hopefully you have something that starts like this

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But ends like this

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If you use this, please let me know your thoughts, i would like to perfect it and know people experience around it.

Leave any comments, or you can DM me on twitter if preferred.
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Tags: Work, Leadership, Employees, Team

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Inovia 2020 in a Snapshot & Happy Holidays!
By: Inovia Capital
Tags: Portfolio, Team

We celebrate the end of this incredibly transformative year with gratitude. While 2020 presented significant challenges, we feel energized to have helped founders take on this new era of digital acceleration. It was also a year marked by introspection and a recommitment to the fundamentals of doing right by our communities — with a focus on health, diversity, and inclusion. We meditated together, welcomed speakers that helped us approach well-being with greater consciousness and launched our Great Board Commitment. We hope that our events and support made an impact and wish you all a safe holiday and a prosperous 2021.

2020 in a snapshot

9 new portfolio companies, including:

… plus 11 follow-on investments across

venture and growth and

15 new and follow-on discovery investments

• • •

US $1.4B raised across the portfolio

35 financing transactions

3 exits

6,920 employees

Inovia Sessions welcomed hundreds to dig in

on topics that will shape our 2021 and beyond, including

healthcare, fin-tech, remote teams, and marketplaces

• • •

And despite a lot of physical distance, we found so much to be grateful for, and new ways to stay connected:
Toitū zoo — carbon neutral
By: Team Abletech.Nz
Tags: Zoo, Carbon Footprint, Christmas, Carbon Emissions, Team

We went wild for our Christmas celebrations and spent a lovely sunny Saturday in Wellington’s green belt at the world’s first Toitū zoo. Wellington’s zoo is officially carbon neutral.

We stayed into the evening for dinner and enjoyed watching the monkeys cavorting around in their trees from our deck at the Archibald Centre. Fantastic to see the entire zoo looking so well cared for.
A Tecnologia na Revolução da Black Friday
By: Paulo Mamedes
Tags: Tecnologia, Black Friday, Team

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Meet the team: Alexandra
By: New Wave Digital
Tags: Marketing, Communication, Digital Nomads, Digital Agency, Team

Meet the team: Alexandra

Q: Introduce yourself with a few words? What is your job at New Wave Digital?

A: The name is Alexandra, and I am an adventure seeker with an endless love for her bicycle and flora. You can find me either biking, hiking, or around plants.

I joined the New Wave Digital’s team back in the summer part-time as a data coordinator, and here am I today — joined the team officially as a communications & analytics manager.

Q: How does a typical working day start for you?

A: I am always trying to start the day without internet access, so I can center myself and enjoy the early morning calmness at home. Although the second I open my eyes, the two little furballs from the cat species start playing with each other and coming to me for some cuddling.

A cup of coffee is a must, and then I go through the to-do list I created the previous day. Before I give any identification to the team that I am active, I go through my emails so I can give my team members the needed time for talks and projects discussing rather than just being distracted by my mail list.

Q: What innovative technology excites you most? Why?

A: Augmented reality. Even though it scares me sometimes how you can combine both realities, at the same time excites me about the possibilities you could have either by developing it or by using it. Using augmented reality for marketing projects is one of my main to-dos in the future, as I am curious to see how brands can connect with their people and gain new brand ambassadors.

Q: What is your SUPERPOWER?

A: It’s the ability to calm myself and to make rational decisions in emergencies.

Unknown rooftop in Sofia 🇧🇬

Q: What’s the skill you’d love to learn in the future?

A: Happily, for me, it is not only one skill. The two skills that I really want to develop are graphic design and public speaking. I already started working on both of them, and I am feeling extremely motivated to master them in the future.

Q: Which person (existing or dead) would you like to grab a bite with (if you have a chance)?

A: This is a tough one, but I would say, Terry Pratchett. Too late, I found about the magical world he created, and the way his writing challenges me to think out of the box, and how I need to develop my storytelling skills.

Q: What is your ideal way to lose steam/to relax?

A: Go out for a walk or some biking. There were too many times I’ve experienced stress in the past, and biking is what helped me get through the rough times. The ache in my muscles after a 50K bike riding is the sweetest one.

Streets Of Berlin 🇩🇪

Q: What is your most preferred spot in the world?

Berlin. Amsterdam. The mountains and the sea. Originally I am from Varna, and I get to see the sea less, as I am currently adventuring in Sofia. But I am compensating with frequent hikes up in the mountains around the big city. And the perfect company would be my partner in life and crime and the two furballs — Chaplin and Amelie.
Focus sur Alaa Eddine, consultant chez Ividata One
Tags: Ividataexpertise, Expertise, Big Data, Ividatabm, Team

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Lisede Robot Takımında Olmak |3|
By: Esra Çakır
Tags: Teamwork, Rov, Underwater, Friendship, Team

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