Are you currently leading a group of people towards a common mission?
And are you noticing that when it comes to leading groups, sometimes
human behaviors are unpredictable.
The things that they decide, how they act, how they even accomplish
the mission can be very unpredictable?
Well, it might seem that individuals actions are unpredictable or
their decisions can be unpredictable.
When you're looking at that level there seems there that there could
be a lot of volatility, but the, at the essence of it, human behavior
is quite predictable.
So what I wanna share with you today is there are three key strategies
that have been field tested and proven.
How you can implement these three strategies to be able to elevate
your team to their full potential?
Strategy number one, help them get clear on the mission objectives.
Now notice I said mission objectives, not just simply objectives.
Because here's the thing, every individual on your team, they have
their own objectives and usually the objectives are very personal.
And it could be something like objectives they have their own life,
their relationships, their own career growth, their promotionary path
down that industry, whatever it is, they have their own objectives.
But the mission objectives is where you can create cohesion among your
team members.
The mission objectives must be transparent.
What are the mission objectives?
What are we working towards?
What is the vision that you're working towards?
The better future, the better version of the future that you're
working towards as a team?
So it's really important that even the most junior person on your team
can understand and to be able to also vocalize what that mission is
and what that vision is.
So the moment that you can, well communicate it at all levels of
management beneath you and to every team member in such a way that
they are clear on it, they there is not unclear, there's no
misunderstandings.
As soon as every team member can understand, and now there is union
cohesion around the mission objective and this is how you can begin to
empower them to be able to know where we're working towards.
Cuz that's what the, the purpose of the mission objective is.
It tells your team members what are we working towards?
Yes, they might know everything you're working on.
Yes, they might be understanding.
They might be aware of what the projects, which projects are currently
ongoing.
They might know all of these things.
And for some of them they might know all of their tasks and their
responsibilities too.
But without an understanding of the mission objective, it's very
difficult for team members to be on board.
It's very difficult for team members to be on the same page.
And it's also very difficult for team members to stay motivated.
And that's exactly what creates cohesion.
So that's why strategy number one is to help them, every individual
team member help them to understand what are the mission objectives.
All right, so what have we covered so far?
Strategy number one was to help them get clear on the mission
objectives that follows through strategy number two, help them get
closer to the mission objectives, helping them get closer.
Notice the way that was phrased, you're helping them to get closer,
but how do they know that they are moving closer?
That's the first problem.
And the way that they can know that they're getting closer is that
they can see their progress, they can see their momentum so that
therefore there are measurements in place, there are appropriate
metrics in place and there is transparency around those metrics.
And people know what their goals are.
Yes, now they are by now they should be clear on what the mission
objectives are.
But are they clear on the steps to get there?
On what are their commitments that they need to take to get there?
What are the responsibilities that they need to have and hold in order
to get there?
And these are the ways that you could help them to get closer to the
mission objectives.
More importantly, it is understanding where are their strengths and
their core competencies.
Where are the areas in which they value most that is most important to
them?
And therefore, when you are clear on that, you can clearly articulate
to them how being able to work towards these mission objectives, how
is that activity in and of itself, how is that gonna help the
individual team members achieve their own personal objectives?
So then they are truly congruent and aligned with being on board with
the mission objectives.
If the moment they can see how it's helping them to achieve their
personal values and those personal objectives, they're gonna be more
motivated and they're going to be more aligned with the objectives of
the whole team.
So moreover, the transparency is there.
They can know their progress towards goals, but more importantly, it
is about you as the team leader creating an environment that is
promotive to self discovery.
So what do I mean by that?
As a team leader, one of the responsibilities we naturally take on is
this responsibility of giving our team members feedback and we give
them feedback when things are going very well, we give them
acknowledgement, we validate and we praise, right?
But when things don't go quite well or when things, when we see gaps,
then this is where there's a lot of hesitancy with respect to well,
how do I give negative feedback?
How do I tell them that things aren't quite the way they should be?
Or how do I tell somebody they're not, they're not quite performing
where I need them to be?
So there's a lot of hesitation around that and there could be a lot of
hurt feelings around that as well.
But instead, I always say, instead of negative feedback, what if you
were to able to create an environment where there is opportunities for
self discovery?
And once there are these opportunities, it's about the individual
discovering for themselves the gap that is needed for their personal
development, but more importantly that you can be there to support
that journey.
Because make no mistake about it, yes, they're on your team, they need
to perform well on projects, on responsibilities, and on their role
they do, they need to report to perform well on that.
But in order for them to perform well on that, this is a personal
development journey for them.
Each member of your team is going through their own personal
development journey.
So how can you create an environment that is conducive to that more
important journey?
So if you are a team leader and you have a team of individuals that
are reporting to you, you're responsible for them and you're somebody
who desires to step up into higher levels of leadership and you wanna
be able to coach for success, you wanna help your team members and now
presently and in the future, you wanna be able to manage more people
to coach and mentor more people.
If that is you and you understand the values of these skills, then I
invite you to work with me.
Check for a link, somewhere below this episode there will be a link
for you to submit an application.
And this is where either myself or someone from my team is gonna have
a conversation with you to explore how we can help you and how we can
support you through this process.
And if things are the right fit that you're gonna be invited to join a
group of high level team leaders just like yourself.
And this is where every week I provide support, mentorship, guidance
as well on how you develop these skills and so much more with respects
to communication leadership as well and how to intrinsically motivate
your team, how to ensure that there is mo momentum and how to ensure
that team members are on the same page.
So if you are serious about developing these skills for yourself, then
look for the link below this video and I look forward to seeing you on
the inside.
So in summary, three strategies.
I still have one more to go.
Strategy number one was help them get clear on the mission objectives.
Strategy number two, help them get closer to the mission objectives.
And finally, strategy number three is to help them get confident on
their objectives.
So when it comes to confidence, this is where it's important.
All the previous steps above, having the accountability of metrics,
having the clarity of the mission objectives, having the clarity of
their commitments and their goals and their targets, and having
transparency and clarity on the mission as well, and the vision that
move towards when taken together, this elevates the confidence of your
team.
And when taken together, it helps your team members to see exactly
where they fit in, into the bigger picture of things.
And as a result of that, they can increase their confidence knowing
that they are in the right place and they can increase their
confidence knowing that they are operating in their core competencies.
So with that, I have another video coming up and it's coming up right
up next.
And this is about how you can step up into becoming an A player
visionary for your team.
So if that's something you're serious about as well, developing your
team leadership, then coming right up next is that video.
I'll see you there.