How do you build a high performing team? It takes time but the good news is that there is an innate desire in all of us to be part of a great team so a consistent and collaborative effort, involving all team members, will ultimately deliver something special.
In business, leadership and management play different yet complementary roles. Management ensures efficiency and control, while leadership inspires and empowers teams. Both are essential for organisational success, combining efficiency with inspiration to navigate challenges and drive growth.
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Effective leadership hinges on providing context, which empowers individuals to understand the significance of their contributions. Context clarifies the ‘why’ behind tasks, fostering autonomy and a sense of purpose among team members. It also promotes transparency and trust within teams. Mastering the skill of providing context unlocks the full potential of teams, fostering collaboration and long-term success.
Culturally intelligent people must also know how to use this understanding to work compassionately and positively with anyone they meet. They’re willing to learn all they can about their colleagues’ different nationalities, traditions, disciplines, and organisational cultures.
Soft skills relate to how a person approaches their work regardless of the industry they are in, as opposed to hard skills, which are technical and job specific. Some of the key soft skills you want in your people include leadership, time management, teamwork, and flexibility.
Some employees are afraid to raise issues and ask for help due to being previously ridiculed. To resolve this, you should encourage senior members and team heads to be approachable. While it is necessary to project a sense of authority and respect, it does not do leaders any good to have subordinates cower in fear and avoid sharing ideas.
For positive change, behavioural transformation must happen for both managers and peers. Coaches can guide managers in making these changes. The managers, in turn, can relay these processes to subordinates until the ideal workplace culture fully resonates within the organisation.
While using new technology can be tricky, the effort is worth it. Many digital tools with simple interfaces make team collaboration much more user-friendly. For example, many project management software solutions work as centralised platforms for monitoring deadlines, assigning tasks, giving status updates, sharing files… and more…
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