Managing any team or group of people can be like herding cats!
Different personalities, opinions or working styles can sometimes get in the way when we are trying to develop an effective team.
And you can develop an effective team by using the C.A.T.S. system.
Try using the following tips to help you herd the cats in your team.
Warning! Ya gotta habituate them all to be a champion manager.
Strategy: To build the company’s “Invisible Balance Sheet.”
Intention: To enthuse people to get to know, like, respect, value, be influenced by and trust their manager enough to be brutally honest with him or her.
Outcomes: Cut the crap of carping, avoiding, repeating the same mistakes, poor performance.
The greatest leverage any business owner, manager or leader can effect is that of bringing about the cohesiveness of their team. Although it is perceived as one of the most difficult challenges managers face, it also represents the greatest untapped potential for lower operating costs, higher profit margins and happier employees, all resulting in more satisfied customers and more time for you to spend with friends and loved ones.
Following these simple ten steps will help you bring your team together to achieve your mission and vision as their manager and leader.
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Employee Retention - Getting to the Core of the Problem
Employee motivation, Human Resources, Leadership, Team Building No Comments »Employee retention is a serious problem facing many companies. When your business is constantly facing employee turnover, your business can suffer tremendously. You may not have enough people to service your customers or attend to tasks, or the constant changes may lead to serious problems with employee morale. If you are facing a retention issue within your company, it is imperative that you find the root of the problem and take the necessary
Exit Interviews
Conducting exit interviews is a great way to gauge employee satisfaction with your company and find out exactly what is driving people away from your business. Many times, employees are more open with their problems when they know that they are leaving. Exit interviews can be very revealing about what is going on in your business, behind the scenes.
Hiring Practices
Leadership and Team Building - Preparing a Program
Business Management, Employee motivation, Leadership, Management, Team Building No Comments »Leadership and team building are two of the biggest factors in the success of a company. Developing a program that will help your employees to learn leadership skills, while giving them the tools they need to build a stronger team.
While building your team and developing leadership skills can be done organically through on the job training, having a specific program that is offered to all employees can be a more cost effective way to grow your business.
When developing a leadership and team building program for your company, you want to first set the goals that you wish to achieve through the program. Though naturally you want to help your employees to grow and develop, you need to find a focus for the program.
Starting something new can be extremely stressful and there are times when you may not have the confidence in your own abilities to see it through. A business mentor is someone who can advise you about the manner in which you should plan and execute the tasks that you need to accomplish to make your business venture a successful one.
Even if you have a brilliant idea and are extremely passionate about the project that you are working on, there are bound to be times when you feel unsure about the next step to take.
The goal of your power team, is that you have people that can act on the most critical areas of business.
For that reason:
A. Someone in your power team should have expertise in Finance, Marketing, Sales and Operations. (You could be one or many of these areas, if you have the knowledge and expertise, and this statement applies for all of the following points).
Motivating Talent in De-Motivating Times
Employee motivation, Employment, Human Resources, Team Building No Comments »To retain your top performers it is absolutely critical to ensure they are motivated. In difficult times that is often not on many hiring managers or CEOs list of top ten things to accomplish. Most people are working long hours, doing the job of 2 people, stress is at an all time high, fear of lay offs is reality, salaries are frozen, pay cuts have been implemented and forget about any bonus. For many companies this is their current culture.
So how do you motivate your best talent to reach the company’s goals?
10 Strategies For Engaging Your Employees
Employee motivation, Leadership, Team Building No Comments »A new manager went to work in a department of a retail store that seemed to have lost its way. Sales were down and so were energy levels. Displays were stale, and several areas needed cleaning. Worse, several employees seemed to spend most of their time on cell phones - and the conversations were not about work.
The manager immediately recognized the problem. She had seen it before. About a third of her employees were new, and they were the only ones who accomplished anything. Their expectations were high, and so were their sales. They stayed busy doing worthwhile tasks even when they did not have customers. More than half of her employees stood around looking bored and tried to appear busy when the boss was nearby.
Pit Bulls, Bullies and Jerks at Work
Business communication, Performance Management, Team Building No Comments »Susan is the star of your sales team. She’s closed more deals than others in the division, her customers have commented to management that they felt that they got a good deal when she represented them and that they would work with her again. Management loves her.
If you spoke to others on the team, the only praise offered was she knows how to close a sale.
Co-workers report she was the queen of constant digs and innuendos at both staff meetings and the coffee room; sarcastic jokes and remarks are the norms, ending with “I was just kidding, don’t take it so personally.”
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