The Key to Engaging Stagnant Teams

A year ago, I went from having a mean doggy paddle to learning
how to swim in fifteen weeks. Hip pain drove me to sign up for
Swim Across America (SAA), and the excitement of my progress lead
me to do the 3-mile open-water swim last September.


 


Once the challenge was complete, I was happy to be done with the
training, and ready to simply enjoy swimming. I wanted to get
better, but I didn’t want to go through any more discomfort in
the pool.


 


Problem was: my shoulders hurt constantly, and I was struggling
to breathe most of the time. Said simply, I wasn’t a very
efficient swimmer.


 


Sound familiar?


 


“I want to get a promotion, new opportunities, to improve the
quality of our products, but…”


 


Of course, there are many “buts,” regardless of an underlying
desire to improve. So, how do you overcome stagnation on your
team, and in your career?


 


Throughout the podcast, I share the top three strategies that
work.


 


Here they are (though they’re better in context, so listen in!):


 
Identify your results. Get an outsider’s perspective.

 


Oh, here’s a bonus tip, offered by Brooke, my 11-year-old niece,
in a previous post: Patience and persistence will get you to your
results. Stay with it, even though it’s hard—doing so is
scientifically proven to increase your self-esteem.


 


Where have you become stagnant in your career/life? What new
results do you care enough about to push you out of your comfort
zone and into the results you crave?


 


Here’s to Your Greatness,


 


Misti Burmeister