Quick Question: How should we end the year?
Quick Question
Here is today's quick question for you...How should we end the year?
Ask it when you're...
Finalising your priorities for the remaining 2 weeks - December can often feel like a sprint to the finish. Even though we all know it’s an artificial deadline (unless you report on a calendar year basis), the pressure seems to mount to ‘get everything done’ before the holidays. This can help focus activity on the things that really matter.
Crafting your end-of-year message - as you reflect on your successes and your disappointments from 2024, consider the emotions you’d like to elicit amongst your team.
Thinking about celebration - Whether it’s your work holiday party or New Year's Eve with friends and family, being thoughtful about how you want to show up can make the time more enjoyable.
Listen for...
This is a great litmus test for how your feelings might unconsciously impact your team.
Try to listen for:
Distractions - projects or tasks that won't contribute to your accomplishments for the year
Recency - it’s easy to only think about things that happened last week or last month rather than reflecting on the whole year
Anticipation - the things that pop into your mind as you look forward to the end of this year and the beginning of next year.
This question helps create a sense of accomplishment and sets the scene for an enthusiastic start to the new year.
Follow up with...
Sometimes, the greatest value comes from the one extra question you take the time to ask.
In this situation, you could try…
What am I most excited to celebrate?
Who would I most like to spend time with?
How would I like my team to feel?
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