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Maintaining momentum through difficulty
Difficult periods can stall team momentum. Resilient teams maintain momentum even through difficulty. During difficult periods, focus on maintaining forward motion: • Identify small, achievable actions that keep progress accumulating • Celebrate small successes that demonstrate continued movement • Maintain… An ongoing team scaffold (team practices), run during difficult periods, not as a one-off session.
Practical
- Time
- 5-90 min
- Group
- 3–20 · small-group
- Settings
- in-person, online
- Materials
- None beyond ordinary meeting/work settings
- Mechanisms
- life-embedding, cognitive-reframing, emotional-processing
- Change scope
- state → skill · recurring-practice (During difficult periods)
Instructions
- Where
- idg.thomasjordan.se/idg-team-scaffolds-webapp.html — Thomas Jordan's IDG Resource Library, open
- Availability
- Open online — published at the link, free to read
Source link checked 29 Aug 2026 — unchanged since we recorded it on 28 Aug 2026
This directory describes and points home; the instructions stay with the people who made them.
Origin
Thomas Jordan & Claude [AI] (IDG for Teams handbook — team scaffold) — IDG practice (idg.thomasjordan.se)
In this directory via Thomas Jordan's IDG Resource Library
Team leader role (Jordan): Help the team focus on achievable actions. Celebrate small successes. Maintain team rhythms and connection. Adjust expectations appropriately while maintaining forward motion. Watch for signs that team members are struggling.
status: checked · added 2026-08-25