Igniting Passion and Pleasure Through Teamwork
13 September 2013
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Boosting Your Staff's Engagement Through Teamwork.
Motivated Team "Most people strive to get through their day. Passionate people strive to learn from each day"
If faith can move mountains, the motivation of work teams can surpass all competitors. The hours spent at our work are more important than those spent in our family life and leisure activities. Job satisfaction is a primary source of motivation and satisfaction to ensure the retention of our employees. In this article, discover how to motivate your staff through teamwork. To succeed today, companies have understood that all it takes is motivated teams to find that little something that makes all the difference between success and failure.
Engaged employees have a higher performance than their disengaged colleagues. This statement, which once left some skeptical, is now considered by most to be a fact, thanks to a growing body of evidence, established over the last decade, validating the quantifiable relationship between organizational commitment and financial performance.
According to recent research by Towers Watson (Engagement: Power Three, 2011), other factors also play an important role in productivity and results. When an organization establishes a work environment that actively combines high levels of employee engagement with empowerment and stimulation, performance is then more likely to climb considerably.
It is therefore up to us as managers to give our best and to transmit to employees, through a motivational management style, passion and pleasure at work.
Ok, but how?
I recently read a book that expresses the fundamental principles of real teamwork. In his novel "High Five!: The Magic of Working Together", or in the French version "La pilule miracle des leaders", Ken Blanchard, one of my favorite authors, teaches how to build real successes in teams that, initially, had little chance of success. The results of my reading have prompted me to present it to you as part of this very important topic.
Guided by a mentor, the three coaches of a hockey team learn to adopt the 4 attitudes that promote the success and cohesion of a team. Here is a summary of these 4 attitudes which are very simple to understand, to apply in your daily life and which will encourage the creation of a better team spirit among your teammates.
1. Provide a clear goal and common values
The key to a team's success lies first in the acceptance of a clear goal and common values. The goal must be defined by the team and not by the organization. All team players must aim for the same goal and feel useful in relation to that goal. For example, Jed, who makes the best shots on goal, is not an asset to the team. The star player prevents others from developing and showcasing their skills. The first recommendation the mentor must make to the coaches is not to play their star player for weeks. During his absence, the coaches will strive to perfect the skills of all players.
2. Release and develop skills
It is necessary to encourage the use of all skills, even those not used by some for fear that they are not sufficiently effective. The team will train twice a week to acquire two basic skills that will allow players to maintain control of the situation. At work, we too often neglect to train people to acquire the skills necessary for teamwork. Holding meetings, group decision-making techniques, and problem and conflict resolution form the basis of any team's functioning. Left to their own devices, teams with little experience risk wasting time. They can get bogged down and opt for an operating mode that will make them inefficient.
3. Create team solidarity by reinforcing the attitude "None of us is as smart as all of us together"
Alone, one individual cannot equal the resources of several people. The total is greater than the sum of the parts. If each person emphasizes the success of their team and neglects their own aspirations a little, everyone will benefit. The mentor tells the coaches that if the team agrees on a strategy and everyone adheres to it, it will be far better than any other team with better skills but opting for no strategy.
4. Focus on the positive: repeated rewards and recognition
According to Blanchard, teams should be rewarded for their good behavior and attitude rather than punished for poor performance. It is also important to never cease showing appreciation and giving rewards. This is what he calls the three "Rs" of management.
In my opinion, this book by Ken Blanchard is truly accessible to all managers because of its simplicity. It successfully demonstrates the relevance of the basic elements, which are too often neglected. Some people strive to repeat the behaviors and attitudes recognized and reinforced by those around them. If you reinforce the desired attitudes, you are more likely to get closer to what you want.
Dany Grimard.
Le-manager-urbain.com
Posted on September 13, 2013.
Motivated Team "Most people strive to get through their day. Passionate people strive to learn from each day"
If faith can move mountains, the motivation of work teams can surpass all competitors. The hours spent at our work are more important than those spent in our family life and leisure activities. Job satisfaction is a primary source of motivation and satisfaction to ensure the retention of our employees. In this article, discover how to motivate your staff through teamwork. To succeed today, companies have understood that all it takes is motivated teams to find that little something that makes all the difference between success and failure.
Engaged employees have a higher performance than their disengaged colleagues. This statement, which once left some skeptical, is now considered by most to be a fact, thanks to a growing body of evidence, established over the last decade, validating the quantifiable relationship between organizational commitment and financial performance.
According to recent research by Towers Watson (Engagement: Power Three, 2011), other factors also play an important role in productivity and results. When an organization establishes a work environment that actively combines high levels of employee engagement with empowerment and stimulation, performance is then more likely to climb considerably.
It is therefore up to us as managers to give our best and to transmit to employees, through a motivational management style, passion and pleasure at work.
Ok, but how?
I recently read a book that expresses the fundamental principles of real teamwork. In his novel "High Five!: The Magic of Working Together", or in the French version "La pilule miracle des leaders", Ken Blanchard, one of my favorite authors, teaches how to build real successes in teams that, initially, had little chance of success. The results of my reading have prompted me to present it to you as part of this very important topic.
Guided by a mentor, the three coaches of a hockey team learn to adopt the 4 attitudes that promote the success and cohesion of a team. Here is a summary of these 4 attitudes which are very simple to understand, to apply in your daily life and which will encourage the creation of a better team spirit among your teammates.
1. Provide a clear goal and common values
The key to a team's success lies first in the acceptance of a clear goal and common values. The goal must be defined by the team and not by the organization. All team players must aim for the same goal and feel useful in relation to that goal. For example, Jed, who makes the best shots on goal, is not an asset to the team. The star player prevents others from developing and showcasing their skills. The first recommendation the mentor must make to the coaches is not to play their star player for weeks. During his absence, the coaches will strive to perfect the skills of all players.
2. Release and develop skills
It is necessary to encourage the use of all skills, even those not used by some for fear that they are not sufficiently effective. The team will train twice a week to acquire two basic skills that will allow players to maintain control of the situation. At work, we too often neglect to train people to acquire the skills necessary for teamwork. Holding meetings, group decision-making techniques, and problem and conflict resolution form the basis of any team's functioning. Left to their own devices, teams with little experience risk wasting time. They can get bogged down and opt for an operating mode that will make them inefficient.
3. Create team solidarity by reinforcing the attitude "None of us is as smart as all of us together"
Alone, one individual cannot equal the resources of several people. The total is greater than the sum of the parts. If each person emphasizes the success of their team and neglects their own aspirations a little, everyone will benefit. The mentor tells the coaches that if the team agrees on a strategy and everyone adheres to it, it will be far better than any other team with better skills but opting for no strategy.
4. Focus on the positive: repeated rewards and recognition
According to Blanchard, teams should be rewarded for their good behavior and attitude rather than punished for poor performance. It is also important to never cease showing appreciation and giving rewards. This is what he calls the three "Rs" of management.
In my opinion, this book by Ken Blanchard is truly accessible to all managers because of its simplicity. It successfully demonstrates the relevance of the basic elements, which are too often neglected. Some people strive to repeat the behaviors and attitudes recognized and reinforced by those around them. If you reinforce the desired attitudes, you are more likely to get closer to what you want.
Dany Grimard.
Le-manager-urbain.com
Posted on September 13, 2013.
