Week 1 – Contracting with the Team Leader
Week 1
"Contracting" with the Team Leader
You had a successful Start-up Workshop, Congratulations! Now, you need to help the Team get into action. They only have 100 days! The day after the Start-Up Workshop is day 1 of the 100-day sprint. This week, the team wakes up from the excitement of the Start-up Workshop and starts scrambling to figure out how they will move into action.
As you see in the diagram, you will pass the baton to the Team Leader. She will probably need a lot of support this first week. But she needs to start owning this sprint, with you guiding and cheering her from the side of the track.
Here are the things you will need to do this week:
Your Tasks This Week
Meet the Team Leader
Meet with the Team Leader and establish a coaching relationship with her. The conversation with the Team Leader could include:
- Debrief with her about the Start-Up Workshop and discuss how she felt about it.
- Decide if there is work that needs to be done to finalise the 100-Day Goal, the 100-Day Plan, and the team agreement. If this is needed, schedule times with the appropriate team members to get this done, as soon as possible.
- Remind the Team Leader of the three elements of success at the end of the 100 days. This is the basis for you and the Team Leader to know if you are doing a good job. This is the context for your coaching support to the Team Leader. For a refresher on these, please go over the Learning Deep Dive:
What Does Success Look Like at the End of the 100 Days?
- Discuss your coaching role, and agree with the Team Leader on the support you will provide and on the ways you will work together in the next 100 days. See the Learning Deep Dive: Coaching Team Leaders to learn more about this.
Coaching Team Leaders
- Discuss team members and share your perspectives about the guidance each may need from the Team Leader and the support they may need from you.
Update Note to Leaders
Draft a note that can go from the Challenge Strategist to other leadership stakeholders updating them on the Team’s 100-Day Goal and the highlights of their 100-Day Plan. You can download a sample Start-Up Workshop update note here. It is important to share this with the Team Leader and to get her input before you share it with the Strategic Challenger.
