To make workplace an inspiring place, the leader is as much responsible as the team members.
Proactive team members are called ‘Resourceful Influencers’.
There are ways it can be done.
People who are close by are visible, and hence approachable. Those who are remotely placed, are visible over zoom.
Approachable too, provided you make an effort to reciprocate.
Support asynchronous work.
Record team meetings and share.
But share bullet points along with that. So that even if somebody doesn’t have time to play the record, also knows the gist.
This shows that you care, being the leader.
Encourage your team members to be their own internal PR agents.
Neen James, attention expert and keynote speaker, suggests that employees “be their own internal publicist and send their manager on Friday a list of five bullet points describing their achievements for the week.”
At month end, everybody can summarize in max 5 sentences.Have 10 minutes Tea-kickstart-break
Talk to each other till the first tea lasts.
You can extend for the second tea-cup as well. But not advisable, as this is expected to be brief and crisp.
Co-create work execution norms.
Gather everybody to decide the following:
How to communicate actively? With a note? With a call?
What are our team’s work hours?
When to schedule the meeting?
When is the likely off for somebody?
Can we be accountable partners of each other; preferably in pairs?
How do we want to manage information management?Eliminate ambiguity and ensure accountability.
Your team cannot be effective if there are ambiguous expectations and insufficient accountability.
Start a 20-minute Monday huddle.
Monday is a nice day to start a new thing.
Help to automate routine work. If not, rotate amongst the team members.Ensure goals and timelines are clear.
The team should know when to celebrate. That is the “champagne test.”
You can set the deadline, but it is the team who should be looking forward to achive it.One person can the accountable.
He should have the authority to take decision, engage and be engaged.
It can be on rotation basis
All these efforts will lead to co-creation of a culture with your employees to retain top talent, or lose key employees to companies who are reimagining the workplace to ensure that both your employees and your business thrive.
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