Team Building Tips

Individual department or functional managers need to embrace ownership and responsibility for success and accomplishing defined strategic initiatives. However, to maximize the effectiveness of the organization, managers must be able to work with one another to achieve common goals.

If you are a manager you are probably trying to keep a whole host of tasks and projects moving forward at the same time. You probably know that you could achieve more if you were to delegate more. In my experience managers often come up with a whole host of reasons for not delegating.

Globally we are in an economic downturn. Budgets are drying up, projects are on hold, sales are down in many cases, and layoff is a commonly discussed term. However, this is the environment where lean thinking must prevail. In times like these with reduced cash flow and limited resources, it becomes even more important to focus on what adds value to your organization. Rather than becoming discouraged about what cannot be done, why not focus on what can be done with your current resources or the things you currently have within your control?

If you are a manager, chances are you will have to undertake staff appraisals or staff performance reviews on at least an annual basis. Done well, the se staff appraisals can be a great source of motivation. So what are the key ingredients of successful staff appraisal?