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Four ways to improve your team’s performance
Managing your team’s performance is a challenge no matter what the environment. Take the extra time and effort to help your team succeed in what will likely be a tough year for all.
* Give your team much-needed perspective. Relieve pressure by encouraging them to have fun and remind them work is not the only thing in their lives;
* Spend time with all your team members, not just the stars. It’s easy to focus on A+ performers, but success relies on everyone doing his or her job well;
* When something doesn’t go as planned, acknowledge the setback and move on;
* Focus on team success. Celebrate what you have accomplished together, rather than individual achievements.
Manage with Maximum Impact in Minimum Time
Do you strive to be good a manager or mentor, but feel you don’t have the time to do it well? Don’t get trapped into thinking that leadership is an extra commitment on top of your day job. It’s how you lead, not how much, that counts.
Here are three ways to maximize your management in minimum time:
* Turn dead time into development time. Look for every small stretch in your day when you could be talking to someone and convert each into a coaching opportunity. Walking out of a meeting? Use those two minutes to give your direct report feedback on the presentation.
* Show up in people’s workspaces. Once per day, get up and walk over to the desk of someone you haven’t spoken to recently. Take two minutes to ask her what she’s working on.
* Make two contacts per day. Every day, email two people you met with that day, and offer "feed forward." Employees who know that you’re trying to develop their skills stay engaged.
Contributed by The Knowledge Development Center - TMC
