The concept of hierarchy in any successful organization that operates with more than one employee or personnel requires tact to make it run smoothly. However, as human nature would have it, we don't like taking orders from others and the way some orders are given can seem very demeaning and can create discontentment between superiors and subordinates.
If you've been placed in charge of a team and would like positive results to accomplish your set goals in a timely manner, you may want to consider implementing some or all of these tactics that have worked for successful leaders in the past. They can work for you too.
Team Management: Six Tactics for Excellent Results
1. Become Your Subordinate: Put yourself in the other person's place and think about this: If you were that person, what type of information, tools, and resources would you need to successfully perform the requested assignment?
2. Don't Make Idle Promises: Never promise what you may not be able to deliver. You may have plans to attain future resources, monies, positions, etc., but if they are not available at the moment, they may not be obtainable for you to hand out if your plans go awry.
3. Give Clear Directions: Never assume that the other person knows what you're talking about and knows where everything is. Give your subordinates very clear expectations and give them leads and access to resources needed to fulfill your request.
4. Clarify the Benefits: Make it clear that by performing their duties, the benefits to be gained will positively affect both of you. Clarifying the benefits gives them the incentive to want to cooperate with you and work as a team.
5. Remember, You Are a Team: You may be their supervisor and they may be your subordinate, but remember, they are doing the menial tasks or tedious work that you despise or don't have the time to do. They are helping make your job more manageable.
6. Appreciate Their Efforts: Whether they empty your trash or gather that much needed research information for your PowerPoint, remember that they are an integral part of your team and they need some pleasant recognition to keep them motivated.
When team members work as whole in any organization, the results can be astounding and can yield fantastic benefits to all insiders and beyond. So if you're in charge of some team members, you would greatly benefit from implementing these six tactics.
Your subordinates can make you look real good to your superiors, and even if you are the Big Boss, these tactics will surely help your organization run like a well-oiled piece of machinery. They need you, as much as you need them.
Krystalina Soash is a generalist writer and public speaker with one published work, "Writing Tips for Student Projects and New Freelance Writers" and a second work in production: "Your Positive Potential: Action Steps for Self-Empowerment" to be released October 2010.
You may visit Krystalina at http://www.yourpositivepotential.com/
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