Closely Manage Tough Team Members or Risk Project Failure
When projects are scheduled and team members are assigned to your team, it’s important that everyone understands your project end-to-end. Every once in a while, no matter
Team Leaders Must Communicate Expectations
Team leaders, heed this warning: good upfront communication is critically important to successfully integrating a new employee into your team.
Leverage Strengths to Close the Generation Gap In Your Team
There’s never been a time in history like today where four generations have worked together alongside each other. As a team leader, that can present you with many challenges since your team could be comprised of older Traditional and Baby …
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How to Communicate Across Generations
In every talk I give at a corporation or conference on intergenerational communication, someone raises their hand and says that people of different generations don’t vary in their styles and that it’s all in my head. If you’re tempted to …
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Collect Feedback on Your Performance
Everyone – even the most accomplished leaders – has strengths and areas for improvement. When I talked to organizational consultant Ed Poole about professionals who rise quickly, he warned me of the danger of being “unconsciously incompetent,” meaning you don’t …
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Use Feedback to Enable Continuous Improvement in Your Team
Feedback is a really important part of professional development. Sharing feedback with your team, having them give each other feedback, or getting feedback from the team are all good opportunities for team members to continuously improve and for you to …
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Team and Management Communication is a Two-Way Street
Team leaders have a tough job when it comes to communication. You have to adapt your communication style to get the most from team members and do it again when you’re communicating with upper management. While you’re going through hoops …
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