If you are leading or managing a team, I guess that you want to get the best you can from that team. The reality is that, if you want to get the best from your team going forward, you need to make some changes. So if you want to get more from your team, what specific things can you do?
Set clear goals
A team needs to know what it is expected to achieve. Yet often teams are given vague goals as outcomes. As a result, they spend time trying to guess what is required rather than getting on and delivering results.
Build trust
A team without trust is really not a team at all. In reality, building trust takes time and effort. We are all to a greater or lesser extent used to being the lone ranger, looking after ourselves. Making the step to becoming trusting of others takes courage so recognize that it will take time.
Make praise a priority
Have you ever noticed how people often hold off giving feedback until something formal like an appraisal? It is easy to change this and start giving praise for both effort and achievement. Not only is it easy to do, it is one of the cheapest forms of motivation around.
Show the way
The team, how it behaves, responds to challenges and obstacles, takes the lead from you. Model the strategies and behaviours that you expect from others and you might just be surprised at the difference it makes.
Encourage and support
To help with motivating your team, make it a priority to encourage and support them. When you create safety, you encourage others to take risks and try things out. After all, it is that willingness to take a chance that creates results.
The Bottom Line: Teams have the potential to create great results. So where do you need to pay attention to get great results from your team?
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