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Post by bcanales on Jun 10, 2013 23:31:53 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: “Don’t Tell Your Employees to Collaborate Without Showing Them How.” It’s funny that this article’s advice comes from the vice president of Target because when I think about collaboration in business, Target comes to mind. I’ve never worked at Target, but I’ve shopped there before. While walking this store’s aisles it is common to see a quick staff meeting. I’ve overheard managers stating the daily objectives and assigning individual tasks to their employees. Jeff Jones would be happy to hear that his advice is being implemented in the Louisiana’s north shore Targets.
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Post by anthonytaormina on Jun 11, 2013 9:33:19 GMT -6
Alt link 8: INSTANT MBA: Let Your Company Be The Force That Turns New Hires Into Ideal Employees
Thats cool that Yunus won a nobel prize. However, his idea of giving stars seems kinda stupid. I can see if getting five stars results in some sort of compensation, but just giving them out for the sake of having them does not seem to give your employees the proper incentive to succeed.
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Post by harrisonrainwater on Jun 11, 2013 15:22:10 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Don't Tell Your Employees To Collaborate Without Showing Them How
This is all too true. You must teach your employees how to work effectively by doing so yourself. The term, “lead by example” is the right way to look at it. When you lead with a confident approach, your employees will work with a confident approach. You cannot expect your employees to collaborate without showing them how to make it happen. Create an example for them to base their actions from and they will use this work together effectively. It can be hard to keep an entire workforce motivated, but it is much easier when the company culture is set so that your employees collaborate with ease.
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Post by jacobthompson on Jun 12, 2013 5:57:49 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Don't Tell Your Employees To Collaborate Without Showing Them How
I 100% agree with this article. When I owned my restaurant, two things that I did to help with collaboration was busing tables and washing dishes. Not because I HAD to, but because it showed that those types of jobs weren’t beneath me. Once employees saw this, they made more of an effort in helping each other and the “It’s not MY job so I’m not doing it” attitude stopped.
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Post by melissacantrell on Jun 12, 2013 11:13:02 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Don't Tell Your Employees To Collaborate Without Showing Them How
Whenever I was being prepped to take my promotion and move up to management at Raising Canes, my boss Lori that I worked very closely with taught me a lot. Her favorite saying was, "Lead by example." She told me that if I ever wanted anyone to listen to me, I had to show them that I was willing to do the things I asked of others. She told me it wouldn't be right for me to ask someone to scrub the toilet if I myself had never scrubbed the toilet. She told me that by working alongside my crew I would gain their respect and would have complete influence over them. Her words were wise and I do feel like I have the most influence of any other manager, because I have proven myself and led by example. The same goes for any business, you can not just preach something to your employees, you must be the example and show them how. If you want collaboration than you need to get out in the workplace and display the greatest example of collaboration. If you do this, then your employees will follow in suit.
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Post by kcarson7 on Jun 12, 2013 12:09:11 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Don't Tell Your Employees To Collaborate Without Showing Them How
I think that the most important aspect of being a boss is to lead by example. If you just tell employees how to do a particular thing you run the risk of them not doing it properly, but it also causes them to lose interest in their job quickly. Demonstrating how to do a job before ordering someone else to do it is, in my opinion, one of the greatest qualities of a true leader. In previous jobs where I have been in charge, I always try to stick to this rule of thumb, and so far it has worked well for me.
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Post by Michael Miller on Jun 12, 2013 14:44:26 GMT -6
I love the idea of managers/owners actively participating in the operations of the business. Getting your hands dirty as an owner is a great way to get respect out of your employees. This is also a great way to motivate your employees "If my owner can get in there and do it so can I." Unfortunately most owner/managers just see $$$ and really lose their grip on what actually makes their company spin. When this happens, company moral and turnover go right along with it.
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Post by hayleymcglothren on Jun 12, 2013 14:45:06 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Don't Tell Your Employees To Collaborate Without Showing Them How
This is the strongest link of the day yet in my opinion. In the working world the old saying "do as I say, not as I do" is not the best mentality to possess. Employees will generally give back what they get. In my experience with the working world, a manager/owner who worked right beside you and just as hard, earned more respect then one who just sat in a chair giving orders daily. Employees will usually be willing to go above and beyond for those who show appreciation and work just as hard beside their employees.
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Post by campbell22 on Jun 12, 2013 16:17:58 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Don't Tell Your Employees To Collaborate Without Showing Them How I like this article because it has some really good points that go beyond telling your employees something without telling them how to do it first. I play basketball and when the coach introduces a new drill to the team he demonstrates what he wants before telling us to do it. He once did activity with the team telling us to do a certain drill before he demonstrated how he wanted it. After five minutes, there were at least 4 different drills going on because everyone had their own idea about how to do it. The same thing applies in business, if you tell your employees to all do something but don’t show them how to do it then there will be different things going on since everyone has a different approach to things when not instructed.
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Post by blaine on Jun 13, 2013 18:50:21 GMT -6
The two old saying that this article speak about are very true statements that what a leader should do. In order to be a great leader in your business you should lead by example. Your employees and co-workers are more likely to follow your lead and collaborate when they see their leader doing it. Actions do speak louder than words especially when it comes to business and working together as a team to collaborate and work together to better your business.
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Post by gabrielle on Jun 15, 2013 14:43:06 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Don't Tell Your Employees To Collaborate Without Showing Them How
I am a manager at raising canes and one of our company mottos is "lead by example." I think that this term is something that really helped me grow as a manager. A true leader get down to it and shows their followers how to do what they want, and because the followers see that leader working along side of them, it instills respect in them. A manager should not just shout orders at crew members, they should show them the way things should be done.
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Post by gretchenb on Jun 17, 2013 11:48:10 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Don't Tell Your Employees To Collaborate Without Showing Them How
It is always much easier to say something than to actually do it. Generally, the boss or manager will tell employees to do something, such as collaborate, and nothing ends up being accomplished. This is an obvious confusion for the boss/manager, but if it not shown how to do something then it will most likely not get done correctly or at all. I think that the boss/manager should be involved in the collaboration process to help employees get a feel of what they need to be saying or doing. This then would dwindle little by little with each meeting until finally, employees are able to do it on their own. This should be done with all aspects of a job that is new to someone. Teach them by showing them, not just telling.
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Post by dmholstein on Jun 17, 2013 17:21:38 GMT -6
Lead by example. This is very important because everybody knows that there is a never ending line of people who will try and tell you what it is you need to be doing and how to do it. But when you become someone who is capable of leading by example everybody can tell and they view you as someone they con learn and grow from. You become a professional in the field and this make you someone who is truly valuable.
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Post by csummers on Jun 18, 2013 16:33:32 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Don't Tell Your Employees To Collaborate Without Showing Them How
Mr. Jones is one of the first executives to speak those words. I totally agree with him, that instead of telling people to collaborate, the “framework” has to be set by the executives and managers for the front-line personnel and low-level back office personnel have some idea of how the entity wants a team or collaboration to be built. In my current position with the State of Louisiana, the director of my section has done an outstanding job of both telling the office how we need to collaborate, but also bringing individuals into meetings to see collaboration in action.
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Post by minerva on Jun 18, 2013 21:41:50 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Don't Tell Your Employees To Collaborate Without Showing Them How
This article expresses the importance of practicing what you preach. Don’t ask employees to collaborate if you (the manager) aren't doing it. How do you expect your workers to carry it out if the supervisors are not? Asking workers to get along and work together are the main problems managers face. In the restaurant industry many managers stand idly by while people are working and the moral falls in an institution when the managers don’t help. I personally hear it all the time from friends and the frustration of them saying do as I say not as I do.
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