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Lean Tip #1976 - Invest in Your Team's Training
and Development.
To keep talent motivated they need to feel as
if you're investing in their growth. Millennials, in particular, value having
the tools to make better decisions. They want to know they're not just
executing on your behalf, but that leadership prioritizes their personal and
professional growth.
Lean Tip #1977 - Hone Your Listening Skills.
Leaders typically know how to talk, but aren't
as good at sitting back and listening. Yet, allowing people to be heard not
only helps with relationship building, it allows leaders to learn from the
capable people in their circles.
Lean Tip #1978 – Give Your Team the Right
Support
Change usually implies that the team has to
learn new skills to understand and interpret new ways of working. The team
leader must give opportunity for the team and individual to develop and try new
approaches. Make sure your team has appropriate training, development
resources, and time to confirm their new skills.
Lean Tip #1979 - Show Your Team Appreciation
You must invest time and energy in your team.
Everybody needs to be appreciated and your team is no different! They need to
know that you have a personal interest and commitment in them. Recognizing
their worth shows that they are valued and the work they do really does matter.
Lean Tip #1980 – Empower Your Team
Employee participation places emphasis on
communication, openness and the direct involvement of team members in
decision-making. Provide support and facilitate discussion to help the team
solve problems. As confidence, commitment and competence increases delegate
tasks and let team members take decisions or find solutions to problems.
Lean Tip #1981 – Invest Time in Your People.
The people who show up to work for you every
day bring value to your organization. But that doesn’t mean they’ll blindly
follow you. Spend some time investing in your team. That could be as simple as
monthly team-building events. It could be handwritten notes on Friday mornings.
Whatever you choose, don’t just go through the motions. Be curious about your
team members. Ask about their backgrounds, their families, their dreams. Implement
development programs so your team can continue to learn and grow. If you invest
in them, they’ll invest in you.
Lean Tip #1982 – Become a Better Listener.
Many people don’t know how to truly listen. The
good news? Following the lessons we learned in grade school—pay attention,
don’t interrupt, don’t be distracted—is all that we need to do to become better
listeners.
Of course, listening doesn’t just mean paying
attention to the words that your team members are saying. It means
understanding the emotions behind those words, as well as the nonverbal cues,
including body language, tone of voice, and mannerisms, that speak to your team
members’ state of mind. If communication is 80 percent nonverbal, as is
popularly claimed, then focusing only on the words being spoken means you’re
only getting 20 percent of the message.
Lean Tip #1983 – See Things From Employee’s Point
of View.
Sometimes it can be really difficult to get a
clear read on the emotional state of your team. One way that you can gain this
insight is to put yourself in the shoes of your team members. Ask yourself: How
would you feel in a similar situation? What would you do? What would you want
or expect from your manager? What would you not want? Use these insights to
inform your management techniques, build rapport, and foster the level of
communication that you need in order to be effective at your job.
Lean Tip #1984 – Leave Judgment Behind.
Even when the feelings of others are in direct
opposition to their own, empathetic leaders don’t judge. They let go of their
biases and allow themselves to be open to new perspectives. When you’re an
empathetic leader, you don’t look at the feelings of others in terms of
agreement or disagreement but as a window into their perceptions and world view,
an opportunity to better understand what they’re experiencing and expressing.
Lean Tip #1985 – Encourage Creativity
If you want your staff to do their best work,
you need to give them the freedom to brainstorm and explore. Be open to your
team's ideas and suggestions, and be ready to consider them and possibly
develop them further.
A good leader also gives the team new
challenges, preventing them from becoming bored and complacent while showing
confidence in their potential.
Lean Tip #1986 – Cultivate a Culture of Innovation.
Great business leaders drive their teams to
step out of the confines of routine and achieve the extraordinary. Building
teamwork and rewarding collaboration are key to achieving your goals.
Cultivating a culture that values innovation is
one of the most difficult responsibilities a business leader has. Here's how
the best nurture innovation in their companies:
·
Proactively introduce
mechanisms that naturally boost creative and innovative thinking.
·
Make incremental
improvements in the workplace to facilitate out-of-the-box thinking.
·
Use tools to measure
how employees spend their time.
·
Encourage practical
shuffling of duties and departments to help employees gain a wider perspective
of the organization's work.
·
Show employees how they
can use time-tested methods of creative idea generation (brainstorming, mind
mapping, story boarding, etc.) by organizing and participating in sessions.
Lean Tip #1987 – Strive for Perfection But Also
Understand That No One is Perfect.
As a business leader, you should always strive
for perfection in your work. At the same time, it is essential to understand
that no one is perfect.
A leader should not scare away employees;
instead, an employee should feel secure in the presence of the leader. Here are
some ways you can lead effectively while working toward perfection:
·
Identify the potential
of each employee and delegate tasks to them based on their work persona.
·
Do not scold employees
when they do something wrong. Help and guide them when they need you the most.
·
Continuously groom the
skills of your employees and motivate them so they feel greatness is
achievable.
·
Cultivate a culture of
working smartly so employees achieve more in less time.
·
Don't let your quest
for perfectionism turn into an obsession.
Lean Tip #1988 – A Little Humility Goes a Long Way.
There’s a difference between a leader and a
boss. While both are in charge, a leader shares the spotlight and is
comfortable crediting others. While it might seem counterintuitive, being
humble takes more confidence than basking in glory. Your employees will
appreciate it, and your clients will, too.
Lean Tip #1989 – Win Trust of Your Team.
Your team will become engaged and loyal if they
feel they are surrounded by people they can trust. The first and most important
aspect of building trust is to get involved in coworkers or employees’ everyday
work problems. Pay close attention to those who are behind everyone else, and
devote some time to explaining their task to them. The second step is to get to
know their lives outside the office. But, don’t overdo it—no one likes
intrusive bosses.
Lean Tip #1990 – Make Time for What’s Important
A leader has so many responsibilities and a lot
of pressure to handle. Sometimes these pressures can become too much to handle,
and this is when it is time to step back and get away from everything. Spend
time with your family and friends so that you can refresh your mind. Get work
off your mind for a couple of days so that you can completely rejuvenate and
come back to your business with the energy needed to lead your team towards
success.
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