Today we are talking about tip #6 of the 6 tips for effectively managing your team, which is to trust and empower your team members.
As a business owner, you may find yourself taking on a lot of responsibilities yourself. It’s hard to trust others to care about your business the way that you do. But the role of a team leader is to figure out how to motivate your employees and empower them to partner with you to make your company successful.
Learn how to delegate tasks and trust your employees to get the job done. Continue to communicate with and check in with them to stay in the loop, but don’t micromanage them. Trust in yourself that you’ve hired a competent team and give them the freedom to approach tasks their way.
Managing a team is not easy, but it can be incredibly rewarding. If you don’t have a system for feedback already in place, now’s the time to create one! Most importantly, remember that when you lead with empathy and provide a framework for growth, you will build a team that is motivated to work with you and grow your business alongside you.
Many simple and effective resources get created when I'm coaching my one-on-one clients. An issue or situation comes up and I create a resource tool to help them get an even better result. In this example, my business owner coaching client wanted to better hold his support team accountable, so I created a performance assessment tool. This enhances regular communication with each team member about their specific performance of what they are responsible for (whether internal or virtual). It lets the team member feel good about their progress and it helps the business owner feel more confident about what is being done and at what level of performance. Customize it for each person on your team based on their job description. Schedule a meeting every 90 days to review progress in each area you are measuring.
To download my complimentary support team performance assessment, go to: https://www.accountabilitycoach.com/support-team-member-progress-assessment/. It is a great communication tool.
To help you be even more effective and efficient, so you can achieve your goals at an accelerated rate, you can delegate more to your team members than you have or might think possible. Stop holding on to things that can be done by someone else and do only those activities that you can do and can’t be done by anyone else. Stop doing revenue generation / business development avoidance activities and delegate more! Successful people are excellent delegators, so work at being an even better delegator and be even more successful. Download my Free Delegation Exercise to help you identify more activities to delegate, by going to https://www.accountabilitycoach.com/delegation-list-sample/.
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I’m the author of many books, including, Excuses Don’t Count; Results Rule, Live Life with No Regrets, No Excuses, The Guide to Stopping Procrastination, The Power of Visualization, My Gratitude Journal, the Work Life Balance Emergency Kit, and The Roadmap To Success with Stephen Covey and Ken Blanchard, and more.
Aim for what you want each and every day!
Anne Bachrach
The Accountability Coach™