{"id":1279,"date":"2012-06-26T17:42:36","date_gmt":"2012-06-26T17:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chris-salazar.com\/blog\/?p=1279"},"modified":"2012-06-26T17:42:36","modified_gmt":"2012-06-26T17:42:36","slug":"managing-for-success-get-the-best-out-of-your-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chris-salazar.com\/blog\/managing-for-success-get-the-best-out-of-your-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing for Success &#8211; Get the Best Out of Your Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chris-salazar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/cropped-business-team-work-backgrounds-wallpapers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1280\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.chris-salazar.com\/blog\/managing-for-success-get-the-best-out-of-your-team\/cropped-business-team-work-backgrounds-wallpapers\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chris-salazar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/cropped-business-team-work-backgrounds-wallpapers.jpg?fit=1481%2C902&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1481,902\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cropped-business-team-work-backgrounds-wallpapers\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chris-salazar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/cropped-business-team-work-backgrounds-wallpapers.jpg?fit=300%2C183&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chris-salazar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/cropped-business-team-work-backgrounds-wallpapers.jpg?fit=697%2C425&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1280\" title=\"cropped-business-team-work-backgrounds-wallpapers\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chris-salazar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/cropped-business-team-work-backgrounds-wallpapers.jpg?resize=224%2C137\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chris-salazar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/cropped-business-team-work-backgrounds-wallpapers.jpg?w=1481&amp;ssl=1 1481w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chris-salazar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/cropped-business-team-work-backgrounds-wallpapers.jpg?resize=300%2C183&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chris-salazar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/cropped-business-team-work-backgrounds-wallpapers.jpg?resize=768%2C468&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chris-salazar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/cropped-business-team-work-backgrounds-wallpapers.jpg?resize=1024%2C624&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chris-salazar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/cropped-business-team-work-backgrounds-wallpapers.jpg?w=1394 1394w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>Creating a successful environment for a team is difficult and rewarding. \u00a0Managing different personalities and habits in itself is a gift, but how do you create an environment to win? \u00a0Winning doesn&#8217;t necessarily mean getting first place, selling the most or becoming the most recognizable team at work. \u00a0Instead, winning is about getting everyone involved and figuring out how to use the best qualities from each team member.<\/p>\n<p>Every team has a captain or manager to navigate towards success and produce results. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chris-salazar.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/19\/full-circle-in-7-years-at-hitachi-data-systems\/\" target=\"_blank\">I&#8217;ve recently stepped into a leadership role<\/a> and understand that the success of the team is on my plate. \u00a0Not only does a capatain\/manager need to worry about their own production but how successful the team is.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a list on how to &#8220;Manage for Success&#8221; and win:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Create an encouraging and positive environment<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Positive energy is contagious, but negative energy spreads like a virus &#8211; in with the good and out with the bad<\/li>\n<li>Keeping the negative energy out and focusing efforts on creating an environment that is positive will encourage all members to take risks and be happy with their work &#8211; taking risks is something all team members should try<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Communicate with your team<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;m a strong believer in over-communication because it creates an open door policy between individual contributors and managers &#8211; this policy encourages feedback that will benefit the team and help the manager focus on areas for improvement<\/li>\n<li>Communicating strategic and tactical goals for the team is key to success b\/c all members will understand what they&#8217;re working towards and how they&#8217;re contributing &#8211; goals help keep a team aligned with their success plan and offer a<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Know the strengths of the team<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Each member of the team serves a purpose and identifying how their strengths contribute is one of the most difficult tasks of a manager &#8211; 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