{"product_id":"the-together-teammate-isbn-9781119698869","title":"The Together Teammate","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStrengthen and enhance your school support staff\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre you a supporting team member who is tasked with both planning ahead and answering the phone every time it rings? In \u003ci\u003eThe Together Teammate\u003c\/i\u003e, The Together Group Founder and CEO Maia Heyck-Merlin delivers a step-by-step action plan for school and nonprofit behind-the-scenes team members who keep things running smoothly! With clear advice, samples from operations and support roles, reflection questions and modifiable templates, this book will help teammates to strengthen their systems and keep all the trains running on time! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders will also find: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eStrategies for refining their organizational and time management systems in order to best support the missions of their organizations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTechniques for planning ahead and prioritizing accordingly\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWays to juggle multiple proactive projects and maintain strong customer service \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eA comprehensive and practical guide for anyone who works behind-the-scenes in a mission-driven environment, such as nonprofits, schools, and foundations, \u003ci\u003eThe Together Teammate\u003c\/i\u003e will also prove invaluable for project managers, IT associates, office managers, finance coordinators, executive assistants, chiefs of staff, and anyone who has both proactive and responsive aspects to their roles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 1: Take Stock: Know Your Role and Set Your Priorities 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: Introduction – The Who, What, and Why of Togetherness for Teammates 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is Togetherness,\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnyway? Why This Book Matters to Me\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho, Specifically, This Book Is For\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Togetherness Matters Behind the Scenes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTogether Try- Its\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow This Book Is Arranged\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow To Make The Most of This Book\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLet’s Get the Together Party Started!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: Get Crystal Clear – Roles, Priorities, and Targets, Oh My! 17\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is Your Actual Job? Get Clear on the Outcomes and Inputs\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefine Success in Your Together Teammate Role – Set Those Priorities and Targets\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGet Your Own Priorities in Order  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrack for Yourself and Share Progress\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYear- at- a- Glance – Map It Across a Calendar  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShelly’s Year-at-a-Glance Eryn’s Year-at-a-Glance  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuild Your Year- at- a- Glance  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTurbo Togetherness  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManager Moment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTogether Tour: Ashley 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTogether Teammate Self-Assessment: Consider Your Current Organizational Tools, Habits, and Routines 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 2: Get Yourself Together: Create Your Together Tools 43\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: Look Far Forward – Create a Comprehensive Calendar 45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Invest in a Long- Term Calendar?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComprehensive Calendar Samples\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelect a Calendar Tool\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuild Your Own Comprehensive Calendar\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Use Your Comprehensive Calendar\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTurbo Togetherness\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4: Build a Long- Term List – Yup, This Is Everything! 61\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Keep a Long-Term List\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLong-Term List Samples\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelect Your Long-Term List Tool\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuild Your Long-Term List\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoutines to Make Use of Your Long-Term List\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTurbo Togetherness\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManager Moment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTogether Tour: Kevin 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5: Break Down the Big Stuff – Project Planning 83\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDetermine What Needs a Project Plan – and What Doesn’t\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreate a Project Summary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProject Plan Samples\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuild Your Project Plan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunicate About the Project With Others\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlan for the Unexpected Because It Always Happens – Trust Me\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegrate with Your Together Tools\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTurbo Togetherness\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManager Moment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6: Fill with Staples, Make Room for Snacks – Build a Weekly Worksheet 109\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Purpose of Planning for a Week\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComponents of a Weekly Worksheet\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWeekly Worksheet Samples\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersonalize Your Weekly Worksheet Tool(s)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice Building Your First Weekly Worksheet\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePut Your Weekly Worksheet into Action\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTurbo Togetherness\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7: Host a Meeting with Yourself – and Prep for the Week Ahead 131\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeeting with Yourself: The Why Meeting with Myself Checklist Samples\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuild Your Own Meeting with Myself Checklist\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreate the Conditions to Successfully Meet with Yourself\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunicating After Your Meeting with Yourself\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTurbo Togetherness\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManager Moment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTogether Tour: Brett 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePut It All Together: Build Your Together System 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8: Get Those Inboxes in Check – Set Up Your Digital Life 159\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSet Up Your Inboxes for Success\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGet Your Digital Documents in Order\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDealing With All That Other Digital Clutter\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTurbo Togetherness\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9: Plan for the Pivot – Deal with the Daily Deluge 175\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Innocent Interruption\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMove Swiftly Through Your Inbox(es)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSystematically Capture Incoming New Requests\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePause To Plan Your Pivot – and Then Communicate\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTurbo Togetherness\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManager Moment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTogether Tour: Fiama 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 3: Get the Team Together: Teammate Tricks To Move the Work Forward 207\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10: Craft Clear Communications to Move Others to Action 209\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Methods Does Your Organization Use to Communicate?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWrite Your Messages with a Bias Toward Results\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSend the Newsletters, Memos, and Notes – Oh, My!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTurbo Togetherness\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManager Moment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11: Make the Most of Your Meetings – Before, During, and After 229\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGet Clear on Your Role in Each Meeting You Attend\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMake the Most of Meetings With Your Manager  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManage Meetings for a Group or Team\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlanning for the Next Several Meetings – And Not Just Today’s!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTake Notes in Meetings – And Own the Follow- Up\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBe the Meeting Manager – Own the Meeting Start to Finish\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTurbo Togetherness\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManager Moment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12: Peek Around the Bend – Forecasting into the Future 261\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSupporting Others to Forecast\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSupport Stakeholders with Forecasting\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTurbo Togetherness\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTogether Tour: Lola 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13: Systems Spotting – If You See Something, Say Something! 277\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTurn Up Your Systems Antennae\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTurn Pain Points into Smooth Systems\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreate Systems to Support Other Humans\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShannon’s Supply Order Form\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Call to Codify – Why?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTurbo Togetherness\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManager Moment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14: Own the Outcomes: Take Charge, Especially When You Are Not the Boss! 297\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is Owning the Outcome and Why Does It Matter?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAsk Questions to Clear the Cobwebs (Aka Get Clear on the Outcome)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrack Progress Toward the Outcome\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTurbo Togetherness\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManager Moment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTogether Test 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15: Togetherness Is a Journey, Not a Destination 317\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecall the Meaning of Your Work\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWalk the Togetherness Path with Others\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou Are Now a Together Teammate! (You Probably Already Were)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTotal Together Tours\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoodbye, Be Well, and Be Together\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 333\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMAIA HEYCK-MERLIN \u003c\/b\u003eis the Founder and CEO of The Together Group, where she trains educators on time management, efficiency, and more. Previously, Maia served as Chief Talent Officer and Chief Operating Officer for Achievement First, a charter school management organization. She is author of \u003ci\u003eThe Together Teacher \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Together Leader\u003c\/i\u003e.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn invaluable bag of tricks for support staff at schools, nonprofits, and beyond\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose of us who work behind the scenes at schools and other mission-driven organizations know—these programs simply would not function without us. Yet we rarely receive the support we need to keep everything running smoothly. \u003ci\u003eThe Together Teammate \u003c\/i\u003eis full of strategies and techniques for doing just that. 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