Strategies to Make Your Team Work Efficiently

Efficiency and productivity go hand in hand. Both contribute to increasing profitability for your company. We're sharing a few strategies to support your team in working more efficiently as individuals and as a team.

As your team grows, onboarding can become overwhelming for both the new hire and the manager if there aren't specific guidelines to follow for inter-departmental consistency.

This includes:

• Getting accustomed to deadlines and their flexibility
• Position expectations and collaboration
• Communication policies and where your team chats
• Where to brainstorm, post and share ideas, etc.

2. Delegation is key 

Delegation unfortunately can get a bad rap in most team dynamics. However, much can be accomplished with some simple, respectful delegating from the team leader. 

Delegate tasks based on:

• Team member strengths and weaknesses
• Their interests and skill set
• Skills they want to sharpen
  

3. Communicate 

Perhaps the most important strategy is communication. Without it, your team will quickly spiral into disarray. Place a strong focus on communication, especially when it involves:

• Task assignments
• Performance expectations
• Collaboration
• Any department issues that arise
  

Want more info on teamwork and success? Check out this post on common team goals, and ways to increase transparency here.