Lead Your Own Change
The MBTI type system assumes that even though we can and do use all preferences as needed, we all have preferences for specific aspects of our personality. The Step I MBTI assessment enables us to identify our four basic MBTI preferences. The preferences in MBTI are for either: Extraversion or Introversion as our way of […]
The following strategies may assist you to improve performance in your team: Support innovation – encourage the use of new methods, tools and strategies to get to the end result. Support leadership – allow the leaders to develop goals and priorities for their teams that support the project. Hire the right people – ask the […]
Putting together a successful team is more challenging than finding the best individual, as you need to consider how the team works together and what the goals of the project are. Here are some areas that you will need to address for developing a successful team: Availability – Is the person available part-time, full-time or […]
Think about how your business is performing now. Now think about where you need your business to go. What are the gaps that exist? Do staff need to learn more about their jobs and the systems to improve productivity? Do individuals have a “mind block” about certain work activities and don’t want to complete them? […]
In order to improve team communication you will need to set the rules for communication. This could be done by embracing the following: Having an open door policy – This will invite team members to come in and talk about issues before they become mammoth problems. Encourage two way feedback – Give feedback about how […]
Organise and prioritise – know what you have to do; the priority of each task; and the due date for each task. You may want to write a list of tasks and assign a priority of 1 (urgent), 2 (not-urgent) and 3 (when time permits). Stop multi-tasking and batch process instead – Do you feel […]
Take charge – this is your professional development and you will benefit from it in the long term, you will work more efficiently and understand how what you do contributes to the big picture Build resilience – we all have days when we don’t want to go to work; but keep in mind that you […]
Improving employee performance and bring many benefits to your business such as improving performance and sales and meeting budgets. Communicate goals and expectations – employees need to know what is expected of them and how they contribute to the end goals Share information – provide information that will assist employees to reach their goals and […]
Significant effort and cost is invested in a well thought out and effectively delivered staff development program and doing it well is worth it. The benefits of staff development include: Keeping up with industry changes and complying with regulations – to ensure the business operates efficiently and effectively; and is operating within legal requirements Being […]
