The Greenhouse Approach by Chitra Anand

Author:Chitra Anand
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dundurn
Published: 2019-01-12T05:00:00+00:00

A job description is just a guide. Leaders need to constantly monitor, decide if changes need to be made, and communicate to workers what their priorities should be. Let them know if alterations need to be made to procedures and practices.

The marketplace is constantly changing, and to remain relevant, companies need to change. Managing change is difficult, though. The successful company will assess what needs to be altered to continue to meet its goals, and how best to execute whatever changes need to be made. Fundamental to that is clearly communicating revised goals to employees. Otherwise, they will become confused about what is expected of them. Again, when people are confused, they are unproductive.

Are your teams clear about what work they are supposed to achieve? Because it’s possible that your understanding of what they should be doing is different from theirs, it’s up to you to close the gap by providing clarity at three core levels: company, team, and individual.

Company. Leaders must be clear about the visions, mandates, and goals of the company. In my interview with Raja Rajamannar, he said that his role as a leader is to articulate his vision clearly, and then ensure that his team has the necessary tools to make that vision a reality — an even more perfect reality if that vision can be improved.

Team. What are your groups and teams responsible for? Does the organization of these teams support the goals of the company? Teams need to be linked to the overall mandate and goals of a company or a specific project in order for them to be able to work together toward a common outcome.

Individual. Not only must companies and their teams be clear about their focus, the individual employees must also be perfectly clear about what is expected of them. In fact, employees’ understanding of their company’s and team’s focus is essential for the success of a company. Simply stated, your workers must understand the focus of the company and their team, and they must also understand what their function is within the context of those larger wholes.

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