4 ways to help your team succeed while under pressure

by B. Dan Berger, Berger Leadership Blog

None of us could have ever imagined that in our lifetimes we would have to isolate in order to prevent a health care pandemic from spreading. As the country continues to reopen, it is important for leaders to be mindful of how to help their teams succeed while employees encounter different challenges both personally and professionally.

Suzanne Ricard-Greenway discusses this topic in a recent column in Forbes. According to Suzanne, it is all about focusing on four strategies in ensuring your team can meet targets despite what might be going on around them. The strategies are:

  • Check in on your team. Make sure that you can get a pulse check on how your team is doing, where they might need help or guidance, and, most importantly, connect with them on a personal level.
  • Acknowledge simple truths. Have open lines of communications with your team, both in terms of your own struggles but also providing a space for your team to feel comfortable sharing what support they might need.

 

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