Hey, it's Rachel Cook, your modern mentor. I'm the founder of Lead Above Noise, a firm

specializing in helping teams and organizations create better working experiences that deliver

better results. One of the things I love most about what I do, like the dipping in and out

of lots of different companies, is the visibility it gives me into what's

really trending. I don't mean on TikTok or in fashion. I leave that kind of trend spotting to my

kids. No, for me, it's about what's trending in the realm of workplace curiosity. What's occupying

people's minds as they move through their days? And where are they looking for

support and insight and clarity? In recent months, the questions I'm getting tend to be ones like,

what are the best strategies for leading a hybrid team? What skills should I be focused on building?

What impact is AI going to have on the work we're doing? And at the heart of all these questions, really, is the anxiety that so many leaders are having

around leading in a future chuck full of uncertainty.

And in these moments, my go-to suggestion is that we start with a team future fit check session.

This has become my most requested product in recent months,

because it's fast, it's super informative, and it gives a quick boost of confidence and

clarity to the leader and team on how to proceed. Today, let's talk about how the fit check

works and how you might even run one with your own team, though of course, I'm happy to help if I can.

Okay. So the team future fit check presumes that a leader's job in managing a team is to enable

team members to do four key things. First, to deliver their best work and best ideas with

maximum efficiency and impact.

Second, to develop new skills and capabilities, to feel grown and stretched so they're

able to deliver more value while feeling invested in the business.

Third, to connect.

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