The GRIT Method – Your Magic Tool for Effective Team Huddles

We are super excited to be diving in to really how we can elevate our team huddles and set the intention for the day . We've got a great system to make an amazing huddle happen . So if you are excited , you are in the right place . We are pumped to have you joining us today .

Being able to create that quick connection point with your team so that you can create a strategy and an intention for the day in my opinion , helps us set your day up for success , and when you have a successful day , everybody is enrolled in playing the same game .

When you said that , what came to mind for me was all of the buzz around Travis Kelsey and Taylor Swift right now and I just I'm loving , you know , just seeing all the funny memes and everything all over social media and I just wonder , hey , if you know Trav was really distracted by Taylor Swift being in stands how would the Kansas City Chiefs be playing right

now ? You know it's same thing inside of our salon companies . We'll have exciting stuff going on outside of work all of the time , and so how do we make a winning team while we are in the same space ? So I love that you said that . That's a great way to look at it .

It's to really look for opportunities today and control the energy of the day , because I know that I've been in huddles before and felt the energy be kind of low and then left that huddle feeling more inspired and ready to take on the day .

And it's the grit method . You know , and I think grit is amazing . It stems from , you know , passion and perseverance , and so when you're passionate and you can persevere in any situation , wow , just the results that you can get in your life are phenomenal .

And so I think this is an easy method that you can , you can utilize as a salon owner or your leaders . People on your team that you know are helping just really expand everybody 's thoughts and vision on the team can lead a meeting with this really simple outline .

And what I discovered is , sometimes it's a beautiful gift to teach them is because a lot of times , as leaders , is they don't know even how to start a huddle right , and so they will ask the same thing every single day .

Every single shift change like here are our goals for the day , here's our daily number for the day , here's our productivity , and those are all great . But sometimes that creates a sense of what we like to say overrun . And when you work with your team and you're saying the same thing every single day , they get a little bored .

You know , when you're in school as a kid before and the teacher would teach something and you got it right away , but then she'd have to continue to teach it kind of get a little bit bored because you've got it and you're ready to move on to the next thing .

So having the opportunity to do something a little different every single day allows people to be more excited to come to the huddles or connection points , because they're not going to say , oh , I know what Jen's going to say today .

She's going to say the exact same thing , and I'm going to be checked out because I already know exactly what she is going to say .

So we're here today to help you snap out of that , break out of that and really , you know , create that energy and that passion and that purpose inside of those team huddles so that they do really create a winning team . And so let's go ahead and dive in to that . First portion inside of the grit grit model is to get present .

You know , I think this is one of the most powerful things and that's why it starts at the beginning is because we all need to get present .

When we walk into the building , you know , we all have lives outside of our salon and spa companies that we really just need to get present into the moment , notice our teammates around us , see what's going on , so that we really can be set up for the rest of the day .

You know , and when we look at the word present , you know it truly just means what's occurring now , what's happening right now , so it's the present moment . It's not the past , it's not the future . It's just about finding that presence right now , in the moment , together , as a team .

And sometimes it's just getting connected to the room , like have your team stand in the circle and look at all four corners of the room , because as human beings , we usually have four million different things running through our brain subconsciously , or we just had we were running late for work or kids were late for school , so we're bringing all that into a new

space and carrying that energy with us . So getting connected , getting grounded to the

environment that you're in at the moment can create a shift in your attitude and create a shift in your beingness .

When we're together and just sharing in that we know , hey , we're honoring ourselves , we're getting present together . It's just a really great way to honor your body and get present with the people around you .

So we stood across from each other and then for 30 seconds we just went back and forth giving each other compliments and then after that she said okay , in the circle , just share the compliment that stood out to you the most . So it's just whatever you can do to get present , elevate that energy and create connection is the result that you're looking for .

So if you circle breath , that really does give you some good energy , and if you square breathe , that really just kind of helps make you more zen and present .

So an example of a square breath would be breathe in for two seconds , hold for two seconds , breathe out for two seconds , hold for two seconds , and then you just keep going in that square of breathing . And then circle breathing is just breathe in for two seconds , breathe out for two seconds .

You're just going back and forth , and so that really does create some good energy and momentum .

And breathing is one of those things that we just are subconsciously doing all the time , and so when we can bring it to our conscious thoughts and really pay attention to it , you can start to see , gosh , that really does change my mood and you might even start to notice , hey , like if anybody on your team has ever felt anxious about a situation , you know ,

they're probably doing some sort of circle breathing , you know , which can help raise your energy , but if you're not aware , it can also , kind of , you know , make you tired or anxious , you know .

So just being aware of our breath , I think , is a powerful thing and a powerful tool that you can help your team understand so that they can , you know , really regulate your body through your breathing , and it really is a great way to get present in any situation .

This is where you get to lean on each other , ask who needs support today ? How can we support each other ? Maybe your hospitality host is out today ? Who can cover guest services at this time , at this time ? What products are we out of ? Because that's always helpful . You've ever gone to educated guests on a product and it's and it's .

You're out of it on the shelf , you're like dang . So it's always good to know what you have in stock , what's on its way . And then you could also look at some current promotions . Just hey , where's a win that you've had on the current promotion that we have set up now ?

Where are the opportunities anyone have a great success story about your promotion , about our promotion that you've had over the last couple of days .

You know , with that support , you know what people need specifically , so maybe you might have a newer teammate on your team that you know it's been a little while since maybe they've had like a perm or a Brazilian blowout or a keratin treatment or whatever it could be .

You know , maybe it's not a service that they're regularly doing , so they just kind of want to mentally run through that and so that's a , that's a great opportunity . Or somebody might look at their schedule and say you know , I've noticed that . You know , I would love to offer this service to Suzanne but I don't really have the time for it .

But I noticed that you have the time for it , so is it okay if I offer that to her if the time still remains ? You know , I think it's a . It's a great place to look for those , you know , cross promoting ideas .

Maybe you've got a spa department and somebody has an opening for a facial or even like a mini service that somebody could get during a processing time .

I think that this is a great opportunity when we're remaining curious , that people have come and they've looked at their schedule already for the day and they kind of know of some areas that they might need support or some areas that they might support others . I love it .

I love going to a meeting and someone saying I saw your schedule today and I've got an opportunity to help you blow dry that guest at this time , or I can help you turn that room during this time , or whatever it might be . I just think that that's such a beautiful way to connect and feel loved and supported by a team during that room . I'm curious .

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When there's no intention , it's hard to grab the attention of your team . Which brings us to the eye , which stands for intention .

So during that intention portion you can go over what's your productivity goal for the day or what's your reservation goal for the day . You know . Sometimes just speaking it out loud helps it come to fruition .

And making making sure everybody on the team knows like , hey , this is what we need to hit as a salon company to really be able to serve our community big , you know , and for our team to , you know , have a great you know income and for our guests to really get served in a big way . I think setting that intention for the day is such a powerful part .

So you know , just think of ways that you can elevate that language . All right , guys , our productivity yesterday was at 75% High five , great job . Let's talk about what's something that really worked to add on yesterday . Anybody have a great share with that ? Or , hey , our reservations yesterday was at 22% . Does anybody ever win ?

Is anybody at 80% by 85% in reservations or prebooking , whatever you may call it that wants to share exactly the script that they're using that's getting them to that 80% to 85% ? So I think you really , too , have to really look outside the box sometimes and say , hey , how can we use the language that we're using ?

Make sure it's elevated and grab that attention .

You know , like , if you're in an environment like that , it does just feel like it steals your life out of you . You know it's like you go into daydrained instead of revitalized and excited , and you know .

So looking for those heroes that can help paint a picture for other people on the team , I really think is key to help people see a different way , because you know , sometimes it's hard to see it for yourself , especially if you're a newer team member .

You're not quite sure how to get there always , even though you're , you might have told them , you know , 50 times .

Hearing it from another hero on the team is so powerful and they can start to see , okay , that person's a little bit closer and level to me , or I've seen them grow or I've seen whatever that is , so they're almost more willing to try that than they are hearing it from someone who has become at that expert level and so looking for those opportunities when

you're in that intention portion , I think is huge . Just the support that it can create and the portals that can open for people are amazing .

Like , does anybody have any way they could support her in that ? Like you know , just that really knows that you've taken your team to the next level . That is no more about I , it's about we and about us , and I think that's when magic really happens .

And so this is this is a fun way to end off your , your team connection point by celebrating your wins together , so really just creating that energy and momentum to go go into the rest of your day and and make it an amazing day .

You've gone through , you've gotten present together , you've remained curious , you've set your intention for the day and now let's celebrate , because we are going to have a kick ass day part of my language , but it's going to be that way after this great team connection point and and so really celebrating and anchoring in some of those wins together is the best way

to to step onto that platform or the stage of doing your services .

You know and I know Jen mentioned earlier that somebody did a compliment train on her team and so giving them this connection point outline and letting different leaders or potential leaders on your team kind of have some freedom in the creation of this I think is so powerful , you know , cause you really can .

You know , along with all of the the beautiful service providers that we have on their team , they all come with an amazing brain too , full of great ideas .

And you know , when you create that space where it's open and we're open to trying new things and we're open to elevating , looking for ways to elevate , you know your teammates just can really expand and help expand the company , just just because you've kind of created the space and shown them some ways to do it and they're able to elevate it even more .

But you're gonna set the stage , your leaders are gonna set the stage of . If the whole entire huddle or connection point is coming from a place of negativity , that negative energy is gonna fluctuate throughout the entire salon space for the entire day . So just be very aware about the grit that you're using to create that connection point .

And what is your energy like ? What's your leaders team energy like ? And I always like to come from the place of . I know not everything has to be positive , but there's sometimes ways that you can handle conflicts in a positive way as well .

We'll send that over just to really help you elevate your salon company .