Powering Up Collaboration: 4 Strategies for Enhancing Teamwork Within Your Light Industrial Workforce
Collaboration is a powerful tool for any team. It can lead to innovation and multiply results. When you help your employees collaborate, the team can benefit from the strength of each team member. Here are four ways to foster a culture of collaboration in your light industrial teams.
Communicate your value for collaboration
From day one, express to potential hires your value for collaboration. Explain how their roles fit within the team's objectives rather than explaining to candidates only what their role entails. Make it clear that your company is interested in a team approach versus simply individual accomplishments. Communicate this principle often to your employees. Reward the efforts of the team and encourage working together to find solutions.
Listen for feedback
Many team dynamics are hindered by misunderstandings or frustration. Take time to get to know your employees. Allow them to give you feedback on their work experience. Help them troubleshoot areas of concern. Remember, when listening to feedback, every story has two sides. Lead with empathy. Try to understand the perspectives of each team member and put yourself in their shoes. Have team meetings where team members can express their ideas on how to work together or streamline processes and promote efficiency. Ensure that each person is heard and give everyone an equal opportunity to share.
training
Employees place much more stock in company culture than in the past. Managers can make or break work experience. Hold leadership training for your managers. Create a space for them to ask questions. Teach them how to resolve conflict and bring out the best in their team. Excellent management is a building block for strong, collaborative teams. This process is not always intuitive. Even the most skilled managers can grow. Invest in your team by investing in your leaders.
model collaboration
Some principles are taught while others are caught. Modeling collaboration from the top down reinforces its value to employees. According to Zippa, 75% of employees rate teamwork and collaboration as essential. Collaboration becomes a cultural value when employees at the highest levels practice working with others. Your employees will be much more likely to work together when they see you following this principle.
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