Remember that last team workshop maybe it was a strategy session or a team-building activity during an offsite where everything just clicked?

The energy was high, ideas flowed, and collaboration felt effortless. And then you thought, How do we keep this momentum going once we’re back to business as usual?

In this episode of The Manager Track podcast, Ramona Shaw speaks with Alison Coward, author of Workshop Culture, to answer this question.

They explore what it takes to lead a team in a way that’s clear, connected, and intentional, especially when people work across locations and time zones.

Her insights are grounded in years of experience leading offsites and workshops and in understanding what it really takes to sustain that same flow and ease of collaboration in everyday work.

Alison shares five key areas leaders should focus on to strengthen team performance and build healthy habits together:

- Alignment: How to help teams connect to a shared purpose and make better decisions

- Cohesion: Why understanding each other’s working styles can reduce conflict and improve trust

- Communication: How to design meetings that are actually useful (and what to stop doing)

- Design: Small routines that build team culture every day, not just at offsites

- Change: Why behavior change is hard and what helps it stick over time

If you’ve ever felt stuck trying to “build a team culture” without clear steps or unsure how to lead a team that doesn’t sit in the same office, this episode offers practical ideas to try right away.

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— RESOURCES MENTIONED —

- Alison Coward's Book Workshop Culture: Get a copy HERE

- Alison’s website: bracketcreative.co.uk

- Find Alison on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisoncoward

- Learn how to turn your 1-on-1 meetings from time wasters, awkward moments, status updates, or non-existent into your most important and valuable meeting with your directs all week. Learn more at: https://archova.org/1on1-course

- Schedule a Leadership Strategy Call with Ramona HERE. 

- Grab your copy of Ramona's best-selling book 'The Confident & Competent New Manager: How to Rapidly Rise to Success in Your First Leadership Role': amzn.to/3TuOdcP

— OTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT LIKE —

- Episode 175 Red Thread Leadership: A Formula to Navigate Change, Overwork, Confusion - with Sonya Shelton

- Episode 98 Leading a Hybrid Team

— WHAT’S NEXT? —

Learn more about our leadership development programs, coaching and workshops at archova.org.

Grab your copy of Ramona's best-selling book 'The Confident & Competent New Manager: How to Rapidly Rise to Success in Your First Leadership Role': amzn.to/3TuOdcP

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