How You Can Start Getting the Most Out of Your Team

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How You Can Start Getting the Most Out of Your Team

As leaders, the focus tends to be on hitting targets and passing through milestones. As we try our best to motivate our people forward, we also need to remember to provide them with the support to get them there.

A balance needs to be found between developing your people to become stronger whilst pushing them forward. Improving your people can sometimes feel like a delay towards your goal. However, trying to push your team there too quickly may also lead to problems.

In this short, I will highlight two questions that have helped me find the balance leaders need between these two.

Does My Environment Nurture Growth and Productivity?

It is easy to envision our progress in business as somewhat of a race. We assume that the faster we are heading towards our goals, the better. Although at first glance this looks good, it could lead to a toxic culture where everyone is neglecting other essential aspects of work.

Instead of seeing progress like a car on a race track, see it like a plant in a pot. Unlike racing, going as fast as possible is not the objective of growing a plant. Instead, it is about giving it just enough water, sunlight and nutrients to grow at its own pace.

With this mindset, we will hopefully begin to see our progress as a result of a good environment, and not one of good KPIs and structure. In doing so, we are able to build teams that are both nurtured and productive.

Do You Really Know Your Teams Interests and Skills?

This question is important because we do not want people to bring half of themselves to work. We may struggle to see how an interest in golf or football could assist our overall goal.

However, you would be surprised how these things can provide better working environments. They assist with team bonding and may even lead to better conversations and ideas.

We want people to bring their whole selves to work. And that means all of their interests and skills. In doing so, we create more opportunities for growth for both the individual and the organisation.

Find the long-form article below:

Tavian’s Shorts is a way for you to consume my long-form articles in bite-size chunks. If you enjoyed this, subscribe to my mailing list below to get short articles sent to you every time I publish.

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