Leadership and Life Balance
How Do I Set Up a Team Group Chat That Works?
Rhema Adelaja · National Champion & 4x DUX
Give the main chat one job: schedules and changes. Keep casual talk in a separate group. Let one person post official updates. React with an emoji instead of replying, and post non-urgent messages during the day. Call for late emergencies. Take disagreements out of the chat.
The answer
- Give the main chat one job: schedule, location, times and cancellations. Move casual talk to a separate group.
- Let one person, usually the coach or team manager, post every schedule update. Everyone else knows where to look.
- React with an emoji instead of typing a reply. Fewer messages means fewer missed updates.
- Post non-urgent messages during the day or early evening. For a late emergency, call.
- Share praise in the chat. Take conflict out of it and talk in person or in a direct message.
- For a disagreement, use Fact, Feeling, Question: say what happened, how it affected you, and ask what to do next.
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