TEAMWORK
A "team" is defined by common values and goals. There are three paths which teamwork may take:
— Compliance of mandatory agreed upon values
— Noncompliance followed by supervisory coaching, support or remediation
— Separation where long-term coaching fails
Team Ready
— Keep the "saw sharp:" invest in team building
— Hold team members accountable for meeting all standards
— Monitor team member's performance and provide feedback, guidance and support, focusing on safety as an enforced standard and providing positive feedback and additional coaching as necessary
Manager Ready
— All managers, supervisors, etc., need to demonstrate growth:
•connect with other leaders by internal networking
•connect with other leaders by external networking, for example by
participation in industry associations
•learn something new everyday and share that information
— Hire for attitude; train for skills
•But know Why (Most) Training is Useless,
"One of my theses is that every individual is now a small business; how you manage your own personal career is the exact way you manage a small business. Your brand matters. That is how LinkedIn operates." LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, Wall St.Journal October 21, 2009
