In my previous piece, I outlined five key steps to building a collaborative, resourceful, and self-sufficient team. I also asked leaders in various businesses for their advice on how to do this. This is what they had to say on LinkedIn:
In my previous piece, I outlined five key steps to building a collaborative, resourceful, and self-sufficient team. I also asked leaders in various businesses for their advice on how to do this. This is what they had to say on LinkedIn:
Erin Bloom, Head of Community and Culture at Aquent - “LISTEN with empathy. When we talk about "meeting people where they are" in the workplace it means we actually have to *listen* without judgment and put ourselves in our employees' shoes so we can give our people what they need to succeed. That sets the stage for creating an environment where it is safe to share ideas, collaborate, be bold, fail, try again, breakthrough, and thrive.”
Kelly Boykin, Head of MSP at Real Staffing - “First, you can’t do sh*t without your people. If you know them, believe in them and fight for them they will walk through fire with you. Second, try new things, and bring your people in. People will help you innovate and if you ask them in you’ll get a better result. Third, be fearless. Try stuff. Fail fast. Be transparent with your team what you are doing. They will have your back.”
Leah Chaney, Chief Experience Officer/Founder at BetterGrowth - “Be an accountable servant leader.”
Samantha Crosby, Chief Marketing Officer at Tyler Technologies - “Lead by example - be collaborative and inclusive with your team. Ask for their opinions, and then show that you heard them by including their ideas in your actions. Invest in their development and growth. Give them enough information to be successful and then get out of the way. If they succeed, praise them publicly. If they fail, support them and help them identify what went wrong and how they can course-correct the next time.”
Vic Dayal, Senior Director at Blackhawk Network - “Maybe start by explaining why a collaborative, self-sufficient, and resourceful team is critical to success, and what such a team looks/feels/acts like?”
Fernando Higuera, Global E-Business/E-Commerce Technology Director at Insight - “Create a mutual connection and trust with your team first. Without mutual connection, openness, and a sense of belonging we will not be able to communicate the needs the team needs to be self-sufficient. Resourcefulness comes as a byproduct of unobstructed communication and them being self-sufficient.”
Carol Malakasis, Managing Partner at Rampd - “Understand where that team is (strengths/weaknesses/mindset), and understand what they need (coaching/skillset/mindset) in order to get to where you need to be.”
Sarah-Tyler Moore, Market Manager at Vitamin T - “To develop a collaborative team, a leader should foster, value and seek out collaboration amongst their own peers. I'm a big proponent of documentation to help promote self-sufficiency on a team. We've developed a Field Guide on my team and every time anyone learns a new skill, process or resource, we document it there. Asking team members to document their own process or best practices also puts them in the driver's seat and encourages self-introspection.”
Sal Petronella, Director of Business Development - Enterprise Accounts at Onward Search - “Understand where that team is (strengths/weaknesses/mindset), and understand what they need (coaching/skillset/mindset) in order to get to where you need to be.”
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