ARLINGTON, Va., July 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Organizations rely on teams to get things done. But, given the slow start to this economy (and fear that the worst isn't over), companies expect more work from their existing teams. And since many organizations have cut way back on travel, teams that cross time zones and even continents seldom meet face-to-face.
These teams are over-worked and under-led. Consequently, they don't deliver the results their companies need. And leaders are often at a loss at how to improve productivity on those talented, but over-extended, teams.
Rick Maurer, author of Beyond the Wall of Resistance (Bard Press 2010) and advisor to leaders of midsize to large organizations on building support for change, has just created a video titled How to Lead Over-Worked and Under-Performing Teams.
It is short and it is free (two things that leaders like these days).
In addition, Maurer provides other resources that can help these leaders improve the effectiveness of their teams. And these practical resources are free as well.
Maurer says, "Most leaders want to do the right thing, but they are super busy and helping their teams never seems quite urgent enough. That's too bad, because sometimes all leaders need is a reminder of what they need to pay attention to. That's why I created this video and other resources like articles and e-books to help them."
Maurer identifies three major ways in which leaders fail these important teams:
1. Dumping instead of delegating. This is a common problem. Maurer calls it the Johnny Appleseed approach. As Maurer says, "Just scatter a lot of seeds everywhere and hope some of them turn into trees that bear fruit."
2. Giving effective teams just one more project. Rick says, "It is common to give work to people who are good at getting things done. Problem is that when the teams are already working at 100 percent you can't add on more work. In spite of what sportscasters tell us, you can't work at 110 percent."
3. No time to look back over your shoulder. People are so busy that they don't take the time to evaluate what's working and what isn't. Maurer suggests, "If leaders even took 20 minutes to reflect on why some projects worked and others didn't, they could greatly improve how they led project teams next time."
To take a look at this video or access the other resources, please visit http://www.rickmaurer.com/coc2/
Contact:
Rick Maurer
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