Posts Tagged "Targets"

Practice as if you are the worst, perform as if you are the best – Unknown.

Posted by Ian and Steve on Nov 18, 2010 in Hints and Tips | 0 comments

Managing team performance

As team leader you should know, at any moment in time, how your team is doing against its targets. If your line manager asks you, “How’s it going?” you should be able to say more than “Very well”, “OK” or “Not so good”.

What makes a good mentor? Ask Simon Cowell

Posted by Ian and Steve on Nov 9, 2010 in Hints and Tips | 0 comments

What makes a good mentor?

Mentoring is a very valuable way of sharing business expertise and ensuring a type of ‘quality control’ in your business – just ask Simon Cowell.
If you have members of staff who truly excel at what they do, what better way to spread their good practice than by inviting them to become mentors of other members of your team?

Is managing your team like trying to herd cats?

Posted by Ian and Steve on Oct 29, 2010 in Hints and Tips | 4 comments

Word cloud for team success

Here’s a powerful question for you to ask your team members individually, “How do we know if we are being successful?”

Imagine that I visit your team and ask each of your team members this question. How likely is it that I will be given the same or similar answer by each team member?

Sadly, it is very common for team members to have different views on what team success is and to be working at less than 100% effectiveness. In some cases I have witnessed team members working against each other and wondering why the team wasn’t making good progress! What’s to be done?