Teamwork with Jeff Bajorek, Katie Chin & Jess Dewell

On this week’s GoalChat, I talked about Teamwork with sales coach Jeff Bajorek, chef Katie Chin, and Jess Dewell of Red Direction. No matter what your project or business endeavor, having a team that leans into their strengths, while supporting each other and the big picture goals, is a recipe for success.

For my latest book, 52 Secrets for Goal-Setting and Goal-Getting (Mango, January 28), I interviewed achievers in business, tech, food, and entertainment – including Jeff, Katie, and Jess – to get their best tips for setting and achieving goals. This book is a wonderful example of teamwork in action.

The panel shared their definitions of teamwork, attributes of good team members and leaders, and more.

What is Teamwork?

• Jeff: Collaboration for a common goal
• Katie: Seeing the importance of your role within the team
• Jess: Whatever you are coming together to do: message, purpose

The Role of Leadership in Teamwork

• Jess: Focusing on personal leadership; it leads to better team leadership
• Jeff: Creating a space where it’s acceptable to fail; encourage people to try things that might not work in the journey to create the best result
• Katie: Showing your team it’s okay to be vulnerable by being vulnerable

Teamwork #GoalChatLive

Goals 

• Jeff: Be kinder to yourself
• Katie: Commit to self-care on a regular/daily basis
• Jess: Keep a love note file of nice things people have said to and about you, read it when you need a lift

Final Thoughts

• Jess: Recognize fatigue and deal with it when it happens
• Katie: If not now, then when? Just do it
• Jeff: Be grateful, go hug somebody

Links

• Learn more about Jeff Bajorek, Katie Chin, and Jess Dewell
• Connect with Jeff Bajorek, Katie Chin, and Jess Dewell on LinkedIn
• Subscribe to GoalChat and Taste Buds with Deb on your favorite podcast platform
• Join the Taste Buds with Deb and Write On Online Facebook Groups
• Learn more about Book Proposal Writing with DEB
• Get your copy of Your Goal Guide: A Roadmap for Setting, Planning and Achieving Your Goals. Then join the Your Goal Guide Facebook group
• Pre-order 52 Secrets for Goal-Setting and Goal-Getting

How to you align your teams? Please share in the comments.

Next Week

We are talking about Communication with Dave Bricker, Paula Rizzo, and Michael Roderick. Join us on Monday, January 27, at 4pm PT, for #GoalChatLive.

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