Teamwork has many aspects – trust is one essential pillar. Building trust with your crew takes more than just meetings and deadlines. Here’s a hidden gem: airtime – those casual chats and moments that happen outside of official huddles.
These quick conversations might seem unimportant, but they’re a powerful tool for building trust. Why? Because during airtime, we share stories, laugh together, and connect as people, not just colleagues. We learn about each other’s interests, quirks, and experiences.
This deeper understanding creates a stronger bond. We start to see each other as teammates we can rely on, not just names on an email list. So next time you have a chance to chat with your team outside of work stuff, don’t shy away from it! It’s an investment in building a strong, trusting team.
Try this: encourage your team to use pauses for airtime with colleagues – either at the coffee machine or with a virtual coffee. There are even some tools which support such exchange – you find them with the keyword ‘coffee roulette’.
In this article you’ll read some useful hints for airtime in your team: https://medium.com/agileinsider/how-to-train-your-team-to-share-airtime-71d209c813d1
Albrecht Günther 