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November Volume 15 Issue 11

The Importance Of Team Reputation

lot of business leaders have the idea that if they just post a job opening in their company,

talented candidates will start beating down their door. Yes, a good number of people will apply for the positions, but are these individuals the top performers your team needs? Did you know that your team’s reputation has a lot to do with the type of candidates you attract? Good employees want to find good jobs, not just any job. If a person knows they have a lot to offer, they are going to be selective about where they work.

Why it is Important to Invest in Your Current Employees?There are many ways that you can work to build a good reputation for your team or company. It starts with how you treat your current employees. If those employees feel that they are well taken care of, it benefits you because they will share those perspectives with job candidates.

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1. The Importance of Company Reputation2. Time Management Strategies3. Ten Key Tips for Leaders4. Your Coaching Check Up… How Are You

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Time Management Strategies

n order for companies to be successful, time needs to be managed properly. When schedules

are run properly, more work can be accomplished in a day. The faster the work is done, the more a business can increase their revenue. Lead From the Front Leaders are the forerunners for change in the business place. It is important that you set a good

example, modeling great time management skills when implementing any plan of action. Start work early in the day. Statistically, people accomplish more if they start earlier. Create a reasonable timeline for the day. Be sure to give yourself extra time to accomplish each task. Make the distinction between being busy and being productive. Commit to tasks that will help you get closer to your business goals, not just tasks that will make you lookor feel busy. Plan out your schedule two weeks in advance. You should know what your priorities are for two weeks at a time so that you can stay ahead of the curve. Learn what to say no to and what to commit to. When you say yes to the wrong things, you are only keeping yourself from being able to manage your time wisely. Implement Time Management Strategies in Your Team. Once you have a good handle on your own time management, you can implement strategies in your company.

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Continued from page one – Company Reputation

People that work for you, will talk about you. If you are a good place to work, they will share that with those around them. If you have a strained environment and make it hard for your employees, they will share that also.

So, step one in building a good reputation is to invest in engaging the people that work for you in your culture and mission. What Your Customer Service Says To Potential Candidates Not only are potential customers looking at customer feedback from other patrons; so are potential candidates. In today’s culture, customers have the opportunity to share with the world their experiences with your business. When you take care of your customers and provide the service they need, you are building a good reputation for your business. Word gets around, both good and bad. (Unfortunately, the bad can be heard much louder than the good!) Is a Good Reputation Really Important to Potential Candidates? Absolutely! People that are top performers want to work at companies that are top performing businesses. They do not want to go to work somewhere that will drag them down and keep them from reaching their career goals. People prefer not to be associated with a business that has a bad reputation for the way they treat their employees or customers. In order to attract people that are talented and qualified, you must be a team or business that has a good reputation. ~ Written for us by our associate Gary Sorrell, Sorrell Associates, LLC. Copyright protected. All rights reserved.

Continued from page one – Time Management

Many of the same concepts you apply to your own work can be applied to the functions of your office. Help your employees to understand what is important to accomplish each day. When you build a culture in your office of managing time wisely, it will help you meet your business goals faster. Here are strategies you can put in place in your company.

• Have productive staff meetings – many timesin staff meetings, you can get off track withthe topics. Send out an agenda ahead of timeso that everyone knows what to expect.

• Develop an action plan – during your staffmeetings, go over priorities for the week. Thiswill give each person on the team something towork toward.

• Send out follow up details – after yourmeetings, send the team follow-up detailsabout decisions and next steps so they willknow exactly what they need to focus on.

• Create a system for accountability – each staffmember should check in with a superiorregularly and give an account of what theyaccomplished. This will further ensure yourteam members stay focused.

By putting together a game plan and informing your staff of the priorities, your business will stay organized. The more organized you are, the better your company will function and the more successful you will be.

We would love to hear your comments. Please contact us today!

~ Written for us by our associate Gary Sorrell, Sorrell Associates, LLC. Copyright protected. All rights reserved.

“Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced

every day.” ~ Jim Rohn

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Ten Key Tips For Leaders1. Get the right people. Achieving aligned motivation is often in

the selection process. Find people who are both capable andmotivated to achieve the goals you help set for them.

2. Explain what you're doing and why. Your people mustunderstand how everything you ask of them contributes to theoverall goal.

3. Accept mistakes. When you climb mountains, falling is apossibility. Teach your people that whether they are successful ornot, they should be proud ofhaving made the effort.

4. Solicit criticism. In life,successful people are notreluctant to be criticized. Bewilling to take the blame formistakes and to learn fromthem.

5. Treat people fairly, but differently. Dedicate yourself todiscovering what makes each member of your team tick. Peopletell you how to motivate them; it's up to you whether you willhear what they are saying.

6. Let people be selfish. With enough "selfish" people you canaccomplish a lot. Learn to focus your people's self-interesttoward team goals and your team will achieve beyond yourexpectations. Align their passion with your mission!

7. Be decisive. If you have to make a decision, don't hem and haw.Do it and don't stew over it. As the leader you are expected to actlike one. Making a poor decision is often better than making nodecision at all.

8. Recognize individuals for their contributions. If you show thatevery member of the staff is important to the team's success,others will believe it too.

9. Establish a tradition. When you create a system that works,people gain faith in the system and in your leadership. Evenwhen you're not present, your leadership carries over in theprecedent that you've established.

10. Lead by example. Leadership is in the day-to-day things you docorrectly. The example you set is much more important than anyspeech you give.

~ Written for us by our associate Gary Sorrell, Sorrell Associates, LLC. Copyright protected. All rights reserved.

“Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is

progress; working together is success.” ~ Henry Ford

Identifying Potential Team Leaders As a team leader, you are the most important source for identifying potential team leaders in your company. This list shows some of the things you should remember as you evaluate your team members:

• Observe each members'behaviors, skills, attitudes,values, and personalities.

• Have clear goals and objectivesoutlined for each members. (Orreview what they have outlined)

• Make sure each team memberhas an opportunity to be theleader of a project or task.

• Encourage them to enhance theirskills by attending seminars,getting leadership training anddevelopment, and/or takingeducational courses.

Keep everyone aware of your teams’ goals, objectives, and accomplishments.

Source: Sorrell Associates, LLC

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Your Coaching Check Up… How Are You Doing? • Do my team members feel free to ask me questions when they don't understand something?

• Do each of my team members know exactly what I expect of them in their daily tasks to be successful?

• Have I noticed great work in each of my team members in some way today?

• Have I clearly communicated my vision of success to my team? Do they see itposted anywhere in the workplace?

• Do I have a difficult time challenging or offering feedback to team memberspositively without put-downs or criticism?

• Have I jumped in too quickly to challenge someone before checking my attitude?

• Do I set aside one-on-one time with my team members on a regular basis?

• Have I created small "wins" for my team?

Staying Focused Track each team member's progress and consistently check up to make sure they are moving towards the objectives. Don't forget to check yourself too. "Have I inspired my team? Have I encouraged them? Have I challenged them?" ~ Written for us by our associate Gary Sorrell, Sorrell Associates, LLC. Copyright protected. All rights reserved.

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