Strategy for Leadership Development
Effective leadership development is too important for the present and future success of a business to be left to the human resources department. It is a core activity to grow leaders.
3 Ways to Handle Conflict on Teams
All teams have conflict.
Team conflict can be a positive thing, if it is able to move the team forward. Team conflict can be a negative thing, if it holds the team back.
When conflict happens, deciding whether to Deal With It; Give In; or Hold Out; is a choice that you must make.
One Person Must Be Responsible For The Work
If more than 1 person is Responsible for completing the goal, they all have valid arguments, they all are doing what they should be doing….and the because they all are Responsible for the outcome and want to do their best work it causes role confusion.
This may be fixed, somewhat resolved, if we have a single Responsible person…and that Single Responsible person, if confused, had access to the project manager for clarity on the goal.
10 Steps for managers to get Work Done
Organizations and teams exist to get work done. This often proves to be challenging. It requires a structure with competent people at each level of the organization and procedures which allow them to do their best, unencumbered by red-tape and nincompoop managers who shouldn’t be there in the first place.
2 Reasons for Follow-Up and Why Team Leaders Need to Follow-Up
Follow-up is about showing that the task is important and allowing the manager to better be able to predict the work-flow and longer goals that are keeping the company and team working.
Thank People for Doing Their Work
Managers you need to STOP your false-belief that you should not thank people for doing their work. Thanking people goes a long way, and showing your appreciation is what you must do, if people are too continue to do their best work.
Is it Useful to the team? If not then STOP IT!
You follow advice from someone or are convinced that X is useful, and Y did X so therefore it will work for me.
That makes sense. Until you do it and it does nothing.
Supervisory Leadership Development Workshop
Many times when promoted to a supervisor role the person is knowledgeable about the technical needs of the work BUT is lacking the skills in people management and the different ‘tools’ that are required for supervisory-leadership.
3 Ideas for Time Management and Getting Your Work Organized
Coaching 5 project managers, we identified that 2 have concerns about how they are managing their time, multiple project and customer needs, and they “feel disorganized”…
Manager you are NOT a Mind-Reader
Stop the madness! As a manager / team leader you are paid to do everything possible to help employees be as successful as they need to be.
Believing that you are successful and you know what others are thinking is self-destructive behavior.