Create an Office Space that Encourages Teamwork
Business today requires collaboration, but we rarely design our workspaces to support this. Here are three ways your company can restructure your office to better support people working together.
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Get Unstuck When Innovating
To innovate, you need to think differently. If you find yourself struggling to get something started or you’re stuck in the middle of a project, try to get into a new frame of mind:
Set Ground Rules for Your Global Team
Managers of global teams need to make special considerations to ensure everyone is able to contribute, regardless of their culture or location. Here’s how:
Make Your Presentation’s Visual Aides Easy to Follow
When presenting, it’s essential to keep your audience clued into where you are in your speech. Structure helps them follow along and receive your message. But if you’re using slides, the repetitive use of an agenda can be annoying, and even patronizing. Instead of littering your presentation visuals with this device, focus on
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Start Your Team on the Right Path
Any manager who has put together a team — be it large or small, in-person or virtual — knows how difficult it is to get a group started off right. Next time you have to launch a team, try these three things to improve your chances of success:
Maintain Momentum for Your Change Effort
When implementing change, it’s crucial to communicate short-term wins to motivate people to stick with it. But not all near-term successes are created equally.
Manage Your Team Indirectly
A high functioning team can’t be created by decree. Real teams — ones that do collective work — perform well not when the boss demands it, but when their colleagues expect it.
Know What Your Customers (Really) Do Best
Customers are more valuable than the money they spend. They can help grow your company, whether they buy more or not. Here are three things your customers can give you:
Consider Your Employees’ Career Paths
No boss likes to think about losing star employees. But it’s your job as a manager to help people find the next level of growth. Here are three things you can do to support your direct reports’ development:
Help Your Team Embrace Change
Sometimes getting people on board with a change is harder than implementing the change itself. Next time your team balks at something new, do the following:
