Don't Look for Reasons, Instead Act

You know, one of the biggest disappointments of life is when you trust someone about their abilities but they do not realize their true potential. 

I see way too many people who do not make enough efforts or take chances to be that awesome person/leader they can actually be. Instead they look for reasons/excuses for not being one. 

Build or Break - is your choice!

But its never too late to start...

Questions or Answers?

What is more important - to know your questions or answers?

 

I believe, asking the right questions is the first step towards getting the answers.

 

Teams often look up to their leaders for answers but most of the times, the leaders themselves do not know the answers. The job of the leader is to not have ready answers/solutions for every situation but to ask the right questions & to work with the team to find those answers, be it related to increasing people engagement, increasing customer satisfaction, growing revenues, innovating new products etc 

 

It is not your mistake if you do not have the right answers but it is definitely your mistake if you do not ask the right questions! 

People Engagment

How to engage your team or tribe to your vision & goals and increase their engagement levels has always intrigued me.

 

People are engaged when there is something in it for them - monetary benefits, passion for the work/cause, growing their networks, a point on their resume/profile and few are generally excited and kicked about the idea of building something of value.

 

While it might be one thing to engage people when they are professionally committed (full-time jobs/careers), it is a completely different game when it comes to engaging teams in a volunteer set up.

 

As I have thought through, read and also learned about it while working with an awesome team - all of us love our alma mater, here are a few things I have realised.

 

• Give the team the bigger picture
• Make them understand how their contributions connect to the bigger picture of the team and organization
• Provide them all the support & help
• Be quick & proactive in your communication
• Have regular follow up's and interactions
• Give them total responsibility - make them the owners
• Recognize and appreciate their good work and efforts
• Get regular feedback
• Connect with them at a non-work related level and understand their interests, passions etc
• (Will add to the list - as and when I learn/realize something more)

I plan to write about some/all of the above topics in my subsequent posts.

 

But I am equally interested to know how you have increased your teams/tribes engagement levels or any thoughts on this topic. Will be happy to hear/read/discuss them.