My family and I were traveling south on I-25 from Cheyenne, Wyoming to Denver, Colorado in our suburban while pulling our family travel trailer. All seven of us were nervous because it was pouring down rain outside. For those of you who have pulled a big travel trailer on an interstate in severe weather, you …
Understanding the job to be done
We often think we understand what must be done to achieve success; yet many times we are not successful. If we are not clear on what the job is, we can become distracted by tasks that consume our energies, thoughts and emotions. So what is it that must be done? Most importantly we must understand the correct job to be done, as this will open up several ideas to accomplish the task, and will also bring us the ultimate prize a win-win scenario.
Delegation is not giving others the dirty work
When you delegate tasks, it can create motivation within the individuals on your team, as well as free up your time as the manager. It also provides a learning environment to train your team members for future roles in management. However, delegation can also be one of the most difficult managerial attributes to adopt when not done effectively.
Fish and Eggs
I think everyone will agree that life is full of mysteries. Is that what we should call them, “mysteries?” or are they just “creative puzzles that have yet to be solved? By searching for solutions that are not immediately obvious or even possible through traditional means, you are practicing lateral thinking. The more cliché nomenclature used today is “thinking outside the box.”
Team Productivity
Success in any business can be traced back to the motivation of its employees. People who are motivated are more productive because they push themselves to achieve more, resulting in more productive teams. When the members of your team are experiencing difficulty improving productivity, it may be that their motivation is waning due to a misalignment between their challenge and their capabilities. By adjusting one or the other, team motivations and productivity can also improve.
Motivating Your Team for Success
The success of your company will depend on how well you and other team members operate together. The collection of individual and team actions will determine the success of a team. Thus, motivating your team becomes a necessary element of successful management. Should you motivate your team with money? Is fear the best motivator? Does motivation change?
Developing Employees for Peak Performance
Developing employees is a cornerstone to improving the performance of any organization. As the manager, coach and leader of any team, developing will be done through the delivery of proper feedback. Successful managers and leaders play the role of coach for their teams on a daily basis.