30 Days of Team-Building: Week 4 Update
Of my own accord, I independently created these project pieces to test my professional skills and expand my knowledge and experience. I was not hired or paid to complete this work.
Here, I detail the concluding week of a month-long project diving into the elements of recruiting, retaining, and empowering quality employees!
WHAT I FINISHED UP THIS WEEK
I built out the final pieces of my project landing page
I filmed my final latte art demonstration (down below!)
I researched the social dynamics of employee retention and dove headfirst into leadership
With that wealth of research, I wrote: “Fostering a Team to Last” where I argue that trust and safety are the backbone of a long-lasting team
I returned to all the documentation and deliverables I produced over the month to polish and reflect
I wrote a project conclusion diving into the nuts and bolts of what this project has taught me
HURDLES
The biggest hurdle faced this week was the tight window of time I had to put the finishing touches on my project as a whole. I had the intention of adding one final element to the recruitment portion of my three-fold project in the form of a Google Ads campaign. From there, I planned to compare and contrast that method of ad set up with my completed Meta for Business ad campaign and document what I learned.
I looked at the timetable of the final few days I had available to not only complete this ad set up and document it well, but also wrap up my entire project and polish it all.
Time was not on my side.
I went back and forth, but ultimately made the decision that it was more important to me that I use that precious time to wrap up my project with clean conclusion pieces. While it would’ve been nice to add one final element to the recruitment layer, I chose quality over quantity.
WHERE I SAW GROWTH
As I worked to add the final pieces to this month-long project, I noticed the most growth in my ability to understand my limitations and adjust my expectations to maintain the quality of what I was producing. I seized the opportunity to reach out to my project advisors when I was going back and forth between cutting my Google Ads project element.
Reaching out for help is a big sign of growth for me personally. Historically, I prefer to put my head down and power through, but with this week’s time crunch and an honest assessment of my mental health in the midst of the stress of this week, I needed guidance.
I touched base with my project advisors, gave them a snapshot of where I was at in my progress, and a summary of what I still needed to get done with the limited time I had left. I shared how I was leaning towards cutting the Google Ad campaign seeking any counsel on whether or not they saw that as a mistake.
For 30 days, my nose has been pressed up against the tiny details, the nuts and bolts of this lengthy project. In contrast, I knew my project advisors maintained a birds-eye view of my project as a whole and could offer sound advice on whether or not they saw cutting this last-minute addition would hurt my final product.
Seizing the opportunity to reach out for help and feedback is not a a sign of weakness, but of immense growth.
And, that’s a wrap! Check out my biggest takeaways from my month-long effort to building and keeping a solid team here.