August 12, 2010
Motivating your Project Team
- stop criticising upper management
- keep giving feedback
- lead from the front
- hire motivated people
- know your teams stregths
- stop looking over your shoulder
- communicate a vision of what the business stands for and where you want it to be and where you want it to be;
- communicate values and priorities across the organisation;
- ensure the work is challenging, with a variety of tasks;
- establish a friendly, collaborative work environment;
- consider more flexible working practices;
- delegate tasks and allow others to take responsibility;
- involving them in decision-making;
- providing personal encouragement;
- recognising and rewarding good performance;
- helping to build their confidence to use their own initiative;
- inspiring them with a vision for success;
- ensuring good two-way communication;
- Demonstrating trust – don’t micro-manage. Trust staff to get the job done;
- Showing respect – listen to and act upon what your employees tell you;
- Giving encouragement – if someone’s standards fall short, don’t criticise, but find out what the problem is and try to get them back on track;
- Valuing diversity – what works for motivating one person, may not work for another;
- Rewarding good performance – set clear objectives and celebrate employee achievement;
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