Working with a team involves a lot of understanding and good relational skills in order to succeed. You have a responsibility to your target market and customers, and also for the team.
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One of such ways is to learn how to appreciate the efforts of your team members and here are different ways to do so:
Appreciate Individual’s Strength And Contribution
It is always the custom of a good team to attribute the success of one to the team. It helps to cover for weak links and give room for growth. However, it is good to reward contributions and honour outstanding members of your team. This gives them confidence and visibility. It also helps to stimulate more contributions and motivate others.
Pay Attention To The Interests Of Your Team
In rewarding your team members, you must pay attention to what they would appreciate. It demonstrates to team members that they are valuable. They would appreciate the gesture when they know that it is intentional and deliberate.
Create A Fun Routine
Make a list of activities that involves the members of your team as a way to reward them for good work done. You can pre-inform them about it, just so it creates anticipation before the actual event.
Give Regular Updates Of Opportunities
Share information with your team on how they can become better versions of themselves as they build a career path. Share details of training, certifications, personal growth tips, as this is not just an advantage to them, but to the team in the long run. They will become more willing to serve the team with this.
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Let Them Enjoy Their Leave Of Absence
Make sure you let go of the nudge or habit if formed, to always involve team members who have decided to take out some time to rest off work. This helps them realize that you are particular about their health, and personal well being, above their ability to work and create profit for the team.
Verbalize Your Appreciation
Sometimes, all your team wants to hear is a “thank you” for times they went out of their way to make the team win, or for simply doing their job. Make it a habit to publicly affirm your team members, and also for them to do so to one another.
Give Them A Voice
Let each member of the team know that their opinions, choices and voice is appreciated. Evaluate their suggestions and contributions, no matter how it might seem and appreciate them for putting them forth. Study to know if the ideas are implementable and put them to action if so. Nothing gladdens a person more than knowing their ideas are being executed.
Give Mentorship
Monitor the growth and progress of your team by offering to mentor and guide them. This helps you to see the potentials in each one of them. But more, it helps them see it and know how to achieve it. Mentorship is one of the ways to prove your faith in your team and boost their confidence.
What kind of team are you looking to build? If you desire to see a happy and working team, study these steps and create a culture out of them for the benefit of your team.
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