In the same way that the retinue makes the king, any modern leader will be made by the labor collective that he created. And it is not surprising that the direct success of the business and its promotion will depend on the team. Not so long ago, the expression of Steve Jobs became quite known that any boss should choose not those people who will listen and perform, but those who will be able to take the initiative and tell the leader what and how can be translated into reality. Needless to say, now many make mistakes, due to which the business begins to generate income much later than planned. And often the reason for this is precisely the working team.
Team development stages
Human resource management implies the need to navigate the field of management psychology, especially if you are applying for the role of a formal leader. Of course, some people are given such abilities by nature, but their units. Nevertheless, in order to make their work more efficient, each person related to business should know the basic stages of team formation:
1. Lapping - this is the very first stage when people get to know each other and adapt. This is where the “shortcuts” arise, the first likes and dislikes appear.
2. Fight - this is a struggle for informal leadership. It is important for the leader to be careful, as subordinates will listen to their leader, and it is better for the leader to establish a close relationship with him.
3. Effectiveness - it cannot be said that at this stage the labor collective will demonstrate maximum efficiency, but the desire to develop, work better and experiment will begin to gain momentum.
4. Efficiency - here you can already be proud of your team, as employees, if necessary, can work without the direct intervention of management. The emphasis of staff is focused on rationalizing working time and achieving goals.
5. Craftsmanship - the main difference with the previous stage is that the labor collective largely goes over to informal communication. And this is a clear plus, as the tasks and problems encountered are solved much faster.
6. Aging and death - this happens if the team does not develop. Changing the time and requirements for the skills of specialists causes a certain lag, and therefore the staff can not "stay afloat". And then the leader takes more radical methods - for example, reorganization.
What to do to make the team develop
As you can see, the best stage in the development of the team is “Mastery”. In this case, the task of each leader is to take a direct part in the life of his team. In order not to have to observe “Aging”, it is worth remembering the following secrets that will increase the effectiveness of human resource management:
1. No matter how highly qualified employees you have at the very beginning, each person has a place to develop. Therefore, continuing education, special trainings on cohesion and on the desire to develop oneself should be held regularly.
2. Carefully observe how the work collective develops. Strive to ensure that employees do not go in cycles at any one stage.
3. To facilitate your work, you can hire a good psychologist who will help solve the problem with managerial issues. But it is important that this specialist comes to the team at the first stage of its formation.
4. Remember that the success of a business will depend only on how correctly you selected the staff, what tasks you set for it, and how quickly people develop in the field of activity in which they work.