Weld your team, you will only be more productive!

In a company, it is not enough to align high-caliber employees to be the most efficient. Without trust, without solidarity, without a common vision, you cannot go very far. The job of the manager is to motivate his troops and light a collective flame.

A few principles to respect to light this flame and keep it burning!

1. Agree on the rules of the game

It is important to establish the rules of community life together, this strengthens trust within the group. Among the topics to discuss, the question of meetings? How often should they be organized...?
It is also essential to collectively decide on the rules of courtesy, respect and humility. Everyone must be treated equally!

2. Associate everyone with a common objective

It is not a matter of giving instructions that the team must execute without giving its opinion! On the contrary, you must build with it! Involve it, work together, brainstorm and let ideas emerge, you will see that your employees will be proud to proclaim their belonging to their company.

3. Work towards a spirit of solidarity

Encourage your employees to help each other because solidarity is a powerful cement between individuals and avoids isolating certain members of the team.
Therefore, why not facilitate unexpected collaborations? Informal meetings between teammates, in which everyone explains where they are, expresses their difficulties, listens to their neighbor.

4. Value everyone's particularities

No two people work in the same way, so it is better to focus on the complementarity of teammates, it boosts their efficiency! In a team, you need leaders, creatives, rebels, kind soldiers… The difficulty lies in moving the team forward without harming the specificities of the members! It is also necessary to respect everyone's rhythm, some work better under pressure, others panic, so you must find everyone's cruising speed and adapt to it, it is the best way to move forward!

Posted on November 8, 2010

Article written by The ReKrute.com team