4 ways to maximize your team’s success

There’s nothing like a great team that’s firing on all cylinders. A healthy, well-oiled machine can grow your company to unimaginable heights. Here are a few ways you can maximize your team’s success…

Applaud effort: In order for employees to grow, they need to be given opportunities to learn new things. Throughout this process, there will be a learning curve. Don’t expect immediate success with every new task. Look at results, but look harder at effort. Encourage those who are giving their all, even when they’re not getting the result they’re looking for.

Believe in potential: Believing that an employee has the potential to succeed will affect how you treat them and how they see themselves. When an employee knows that you believe in them, they will start to see themselves as you do.

Find passions: Through training and learning new skills, your employees will undoubtedly find out where their passions lie. Support these realizations and help them to thrive, even if that means having to replace them in another area of the company. What’s good for them will ultimately be good for everybody.

Share your weaknesses: Open up to your staff about the areas in which you need to rely on them, and in return they will feel more comfortable opening up to others. When a team truly acts as a team, working together as one, that’s when the magic happens.

John Pettit

John Pettit

John Pettit is the Managing Editor for CUInsight.com. Through news, community, press, jobs and events, he keeps credit unions digitally informed throughout the day. Web: www.cuinsight.com Details