{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Modern Manager","title":"62: How Weekly Check-ins Transformed a Team with Chris Zaugg","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1944,"description":"Very few people are eager to add more meetings to their calendar, but what would happen if you scheduled a weekly check in with each of your team members? That’s what this week’s guest did.\r\nChris Zaugg has been leading people for over 40 years, and according to his own reflection, had made LOTS of mistakes and had a few victories. He has trained people in leadership principles and communication all over the world, and loves to share what he's learned from other leaders. He currently serves as the President of OPIN Systems, a software company based in Bloomington, MN.\r\nChris and I talk about how he incorporated weekly check-ins with his team and the transformative effect they had. We get into his process and why weekly can be so much more effective than monthly touch-bases.\r\n \r\nRead the related blog article: Strengthen Your Team With Weekly Check-Ins\r\n \r\nJoin the Modern Manager community (www.mamieks.com/join) to get three months of free access to Uptick, a software to help you with your weekly check-ins. This is doubly special because you get to skip the waitlist and to start using Uptick right now. \r\n \r\nSubscribe to my newsletter to get episodes, articles and mini-guides delivered to your inbox.  \r\n \r\nKEY TAKEAWAYS:\r\n\r\nIt’s not easy for employees to translate big company goals, vision and strategies into daily activities.\r\nOrganizations need systems that allow staff to honestly share with managers and managers to really listen to their staff in order to truly know what’s going on.\r\nIf you want your team members to feel like they’ve won every day, they need to end the day knowing they accomplished their most important priority.\r\nHave a regular 15 minute check in with each team member. As prework, they write down what they see as the priorities for the week. Work together to prioritize them so they are clear on what matters most and why.\r\nIn those 15 minutes, (1) prioritize the work for this week - use their individual, team and organizational goals as a...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/vh03-o0OUKG7JnFjtDqtJmV0y385f5sQOifebswPa_E/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQzNjM5LzE2OTA1/Nzg4MDYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}