Taking steps to involve yourself, engage team members, and recognize achievement are keys to having a team that is running “full speed ahead”. Take the time to review these action steps in order to improve your own abilities.

1)     How well do you know your staff members, and how their job fits into their lives?  Think about your team and their personal & professional demands.

2)     What effect can you have by spending more time “on the floor”? List three positive benefits

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3)     Be certain that you are recognizing achievement as they are accomplished by setting up a recognition program that encourages employees to look critically at their own work in relation to their career goals. How can you adjust your current practices to meet “best practices”?

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