I am sharing 5 proven practical ways to build collaboration in your team. The higher the collaboration in your team, the higher the team performance. There is a lot you can do to build team collaboration.

I take you through the actions for cultivating collaboration in teams.

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If you don’t have trust, you don’t have a team. To create team collaboration you first have to build trust. I share 8 proven ways to build trust in teams to get high levels of team collaboration. The leader of the team has a huge influence on the levels of trust in a team.

Next, to improve team collaboration and get great team collaboration you need a lot of communication. Without communication there is not collaboration. Show the team how to communicate. Demonstrate what you expect of them and keep encouraging high levels of communication.

The next of the actions to improve collaboration in teams is to help or persuade the team to work together. Create lots of opportunities for team members to work with each other. Ge them talking, problem solving, planning etc.

The next of the actions to build collaboration in teams is to build a helping team culture. There is a process to achieve these which needs a bit of work and discipline. Creating a helping team culture is one of the best ways to build collaboration in your team.

The final of the actions to encourage collaboration in teams is to remove conflicts in teams quickly. Conflict stops collaboration in the team. Step in to resolve conflicts quickly.

If you have any questions on “5 Ways To Build Collaboration In Your Team To Step Change Performance”, please email me at support@enhance.training and I will get back to you.

Jess Coles

enhance.training

Top managers create clear direction in their teams to be able to consistently beat team targets. How top managers create clear direction is exactly what I am sharing today.

As I am sure you have worked out, creating clear direction in teams in not straight forward or easy. It takes work to set clear team direction. What you get back in improved performance is worth every single minute spent.

Learn the top six ways for how top managers create clear team direction

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How top managers create clear team direction starts with choosing one way (or less than 5) to measure or define direction. Most companies have a lot of data. There are so many different ways of measuring progress, it can be tempting to follow lots. Don’t. To create clear team direction choose one.

Next for how the best managers create clear direction, managers translate company strategy into simple language. People don’t follow what they don’t understand. Jargon or corporate speak is not useful. Make sure each individual in your team has targets and goals they can relate to aligned to company and team direction. Essential for setting team direction.

In communicating clear team direction, you can’t say your message once and expect it to be enough. People lead busy lives and there are a ton of distractions every single day. Keep repeating your message to set clear direction and for instilling team direction

Next in giving direction to teams work to foster engagement and buy-in from the team. I share really practical tips on how to achieve this fairly quickly.

Always keep your direction and any KPIs you use visible. Keep reminding the team every day and week about progress and the goals.

If you have any questions on £How Top Managers Create Clear Direction To Consistently Beat Targets” please email me at support@enhance.training and I will get back to you.

Jess Coles

enhance.training

I am sharing 7 great ways to handle employee push back on ideas, solutions and requests.

It can feel like a massive drag, difficult and even undermining when you get challenge from employees. Team member push back sucks up your energy and time. Turn what could be a hassle into incredibly valuable feedback that can easily double the value you create as a manager.

I share the best ways to deal with team member push back – constructive AND undermining

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How to deal with team member push back starts with thinking about all the different reasons employees push back. Sometimes they do it for negative reasons. MOST of the time it is because they don’t understand, they have different idea or solution, or they have spotted something wrong.

There are loads of ways to handle team member push back really constructively, so you and they get something from the exchange.

You should never let a team member damage manager authority through publicly undermining you or trying to make you look silly. Towards the end I share 4 vital ways to stop employees undermining manager authority.

I think as a manager you WANT challenge from employees and constructive push back. I know helps you do a much better job as a manager. To ensure you get the right kind of push back, I share what you should do to encourage it WHILE in parallel stop employees undermining your authority. The more negative push back you prevent, the less you have to deal with.

I share 7 straight forward steps to handle constructive challenge confidently. These are practical actionable steps that I have been using for decades.

How to manage staff who undermine your authority through push back? That starts with asking them questions about why they are challenging or pushing back. I share 3 other really effective steps that will make any team member think twice before they attempt undermining manager authority.

If you have any questions 7 great ways to handle employee push back on ideas, solutions and requests, please email me at support@enhance.training and I will get back to you.

Jess Coles

enhance.training