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Builds Relationships and Fosters Teamwork

Activities/Tips

Represent concerns of employees to higher management.
Do a project with another department.
Become active in a professional organization.
Become active in a volunteer organization.
Make a list of those contacts in your organization from which you need support on a regular basis. Call them on a regular basis.
Complete a team environment survey.
Coach a children’s sport.
Act as a consultant on a problem/issue outside your job.
Hold a team “huddle” before the start of the day to discuss daily events, areas for improvement, and successes.
Greet employees (“Good Morning”) at the start of each day.
Develop a personal information survey for your employees involving items such as family information, hobbies, interests, etc.
Keep your calendar updated and give your staff access to it so they can arrange times to meet with you.
Set up regular meetings with your employees. Have staff meetings as well as one-on-one's.
Practice being an advocate for your employees.
Encourage people to expand their comfort zone.
Determine the strengths and limitations of each of your team members. Find ways to utilize the strengths and minimize the limitations.
Celebrate team successes.
Help team members understand what the other team members do. What are their responsibilities? What challenges do they face? How is their workload?
Develop ways of having fun while working.
Create an environment of trust by emphasizing to employees that all criticism is constructive. Feedback should be focused on individual’s behaviors and not personalities.