Cooking up connection
Last week I attended my Fortress Retreat (Profit First mastermind).
I have worked alongside this same group of seven Profit First Mastery Members for 10 years now.
At least four of us have been together for eight years and have met monthly for our Zoom meetings.
We also see each other in-person twice a year.
Once a year we meet and work on our business together and find ways to connect.
This year our team building activity was learning to cook a Greek meal at the Baltimore Chef Shop.
We all enjoy eating, so that was our reward for working together.
Making dishes that we cannot pronounce, such as Pasticio (which is Greek lasagna) and Avgolemono (chicken lemon soup).
Our chef instructor gave us lots of direction and we easily fell into the prep work for each of the dishes.
She had four milestones set in priority order for how we approached each dish.
This kept us in sync and on track to have a meal in the proper order at the end.
Only one Profit First Professional finger was injured in this activity!
What was interesting to the chef, was how fast we prepared the meal.
We ate about an hour earlier than she expected.
I gave that some thought.
How did we pull of an hour of time savings?
We have never cooked together before.
None of us are pros in the kitchen.
Here are my ideas for how we pulled it off, and how it can help us all in our businesses.
The Chef had all the ingredients and cooking tools organized and accessible.
We were set up for success. What can you do for your team to ensure they are set up to succeed?
We had recipes that listed every ingredient and quantity needed and itemized steps to prepare the dish.
Do you have your SOP’s that well organized for your team? Can you manage if one of them has an injury?
The Chef communicated the overall flow and the milestones for the meal preparation.
We had a sense of the vision, and we had checkpoints along the way. Does your team know where you’re going? Do you check in on their progress?
Our team has a great connection.
We know each other so well. There was no hesitation speaking up about the dish we wanted to make and everyone pitched in. No egos, No drama – even for the bleeding finger. Just lighthearted banter and support for each other.
All of this is what teamwork is about.
As a woman in ecommerce, do you want this kind of connection to other Women Ecommerce Brand Owners? (If you're not a woman, forward this to an awesome one who deserves a team like this!)
You can take these kinds of lessons back to your team, all while establishing connections and feeling supported, all through our WEB Circles program.
I’d love to have you join a free meeting as a guest and try it out.
If you're interested in visiting a future meeting, sign up here!
Cyndi
