Would your team members be able to articulate their value contribution to the broader organization? You might not be pleasantly surprised if you asked. In our current environment, it is important to ensure all your team members are clear on their value proposition in the organization, the unifying theme that ties all their work together, and their connection to a larger mission that we all crave as human beings. In this week’s “Your Best Next Move,” Bobbie shares a simple approach to help your team understand their value in the organization.
Your Best Next Move: How to Help Your Team Understand Their Value in the Organization and Set the Stage for Your Evolving Team’s Success
Hi everyone, Bobbie LaPorte here again with my weekly leadership tip for your Best Next Move, where I help you see continuing curveballs as an opportunity.
I’m in Lake Tahoe and my internet has been very unpredictable over the last couple of days, so instead of you having to watch a really terrible video, I decided this week’s tip will just be audio.
It seems like every week I hear about (yet another) organizational change in one of my clients’ companies. More often than not, that means that you might find yourself with new team members – people you’ve inherited from other teams – along with new team members you are possibly hiring and adding to your team.
All these changes can be very time-consuming and distracting for leaders who are feeling the pressure to execute and deliver results.
But it is also important to remember that this represents an opportunity to set the stage for your evolving team’s success, to ensure that they are clear on the value proposition of your team to the organization, of the unifying theme that ties all their individual work together, of their connection to a larger mission that we all crave as human beings.
But even beyond these reasons, the current challenging and competitive environment we all find ourselves leading in requires our team members clearly understand, connect to, and can articulate their wider contribution.
Why? Because there is increasing focus on leaders to do the work that matters, to create connection with their team members in a post-Covid world, and to show how all experiences, perspectives, and work products are valued. (See related posts below for more insights.)
Here’s My Leadership Tip:
You don’t have to create this value proposition from scratch. Start with the mission statement for your company; after all, this is the ultimate reason why you were hired and do what you do.
Then, is there a more specific, refined mission for your department? How do you speak to someone you are hiring about the opportunity they have to join your team and make an impact?
This will help your team members (literally) “look up” from their work and see how they are adding value to your ultimate customer.
For example, if your company makes software that helps people create new products for their customers…. think of the extended impact you and your team are producing.
This will vary from company to company, but you need to make it clear in a way that everyone on your team understands and can articulate.
That’s my tip for the week, I’ll see you next Monday.
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