Only 35% of U.S. managers are engaged in their jobs. The leadership talent in Asia is becoming more and more scarce. An estimated 2.7 million of German workers are feeling burned out. The world for leaders and managers is tough and the expectation to deliver results is high. Moreover, they have the responsibility to keep their team engaged and productive. How to manage all that stress and responsibility? The truth is, there is no shortcut or secret sauce to it. You have to build a successful team brick by brick. Luckily, there is a guide to proven methods used by successful leaders and companies.

1. 7 STEP GUIDE
FOR A LEADER
TO DELIVER RESULTS
AS A TEAM
HOW A LEADER CAN CREATE
AN ENVIRONMENT FOR GROWTH

2. STEP 1: COMBINE THE BIG PICTURE WITH MEASURABLE GOALS
PEOPLE WITH GOALS ACHIEVE 10X AS
MUCH AS PEOPLE WITH NO GOALS
• Keep vision, goals and objectives always in front of employees
• Align company goals with each member of the team
• Use Objectives and Key Results method to set goals and
combine them with measurable metrics
10X

3. STEP 2: ASSIGN TASKS ACCORDING TO EACH TEAM MEMBER’S STRENGTHS
EMPLOYEES ARE 61% MORE ENGAGED
IF THEIR MANAGERS FOCUS ON THEIR
STRENGTHS
• Identify the strengths of your team members
• Use company goals as input and assign tasks according to
strengths
61%

4. STEP 3: GENERATE AND SHARE IDEAS
LEADS TO QUICKER PROBLEM SOLVING
AND IMPROVED ENGAGEMENT.
• Establish a suitable brainstorm format
• Create a shareable idea bank - results in process and product
innovation
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5. STEP 4: INCREASE ENGAGEMENT BY IMPLEMENTING PROVEN METHODS
METHOD APPROACH HELPS PEOPLE TO
STAY ON TRACK AND DELIVER BETTER
RESULTS
• Use OKR to move people towards important goals instead of
doing small unimportant tasks (used by Google, LinkedIn, Zynga)
• Use Problems Plans Progress to enhance collaboration and
keep everyone informed (Skype)
• Use Lean to increase efficiency and speed up projects (Nike,
Intel)
Maximize your team's potential

6. STEP 5: CONSTANTLY IMPROVE THE WORK PROCESS
HELPS TO BRING OUT THE FLAWS AND
OPTIMIZE WORK FLOW
• Do regular status updates daily or weekly
• Analyze and improve the work process
• Give positive reinforcement to your team members
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7. STEP 6: ENCOURAGE YOUR TEAM MEMBERS
A CULTURE OF EMPLOYEE
ENGAGEMENT LEADS UP TO 18%
HIGHER REVENUE PER EMPLOYEE
• Encourage your team in the beginning and the last part of the
process.
• People tend to get stuck just right before the end.
18%
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8. STEP 7: GIVE FEEDBACK AND RECOGNITION
THESE 2 ELEMENTS MOTIVATE PEOPLE
MORE THAN MONEY.
• Encourage and track feedback within your team
• Give feedback and communicate
• Reward open dialogue
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