Helping your Team Members Build Their Strengths

To lead a top-performing team, you need to do more than direct and delegate work. Truly effective managers recognize the unique strengths of each team member and optimize them. This drives performance, profitability and productivity for organizations.
Employees who feel they work in a loving, caring culture report higher levels of satisfaction and teamwork. They show up to work more often. This type of culture relates directly to client outcomes. People who work in a culture where they feel their well-being is put into consideration are more committed to the organization, and accountable for their performance.
First, broaden your definition of culture. Instead of focusing on “cognitive culture” — values such as teamwork, results-orientation, or innovation — you might think about how you can cultivate and enrich culture such as joy or pride as well. Your mood creates a cultural blueprint for the group.
Secondly, consider how your company policies and practices can foster greater affection, care, compassion, and tenderness among workers. At some companies, employees can forego vacation days or organize emergency funds to help fellow employees who are struggling and need help.
Most importantly, it is the small moments between co-workers — a warm smile, a kind note — day after day, month after month, that help create and maintain a strong culture of love and the employee satisfaction, productivity, and client satisfaction that comes with it.
1. Meet individually with team members to discuss their core competencies and strengths.
2. Help your team understand each other’s strengths and how these talents unite to create a powerful picture and improve teamwork
3. Guide individuals to focus on their core strengths and then give them goals that align with their strengths. You’ll have more contented team members
4. Invest in courses to hone skills that identify and optimize the strength of your team members.
5. Form mentoring relationships by matching strong employees with teammates who show a weakness in a corresponding area
Watching team members grow into their roles and develop their skills can be one of the most rewarding experiences in a career.
