Reluctant Workers
Scenario Overview -- Tim recently changed jobs to work for a company as a project manager. While he was initially excited about the opportunity, he is unsure now and made an appointment to talk with Phil Davies, the Direct of Project Management.Tim expressed his concerns about motivating his team, and cited several examples showing that work was not their top priority. Davies tried to help Tim understand that the average age in Project Management was 46, most were set in their ways, and many might resent Tim's relatively young age (30) and lack of experience.
It is clear that Tim has a problem within his department, and with his management style in relation to the employee base. We can use a base of three important skills lacking at present: Team-Building, Leadership, and Support Building.
Leadership -- Being a leader and being a manager are two different skills. Although sometimes they are used to mean the same thing, in essence the leader is a stratgic coach and guide while a manager "manages" tactics. Tim's department needs both. To win over his department, he needs to ensure that they understand his competence, but know that he is responsible for certain actions. At present, his employees do not trust him, nor do they see any reason to change behaviors
Team-Building -- Essentially, there is no team spirit, no team goals, no team anything. Workers may be at the top of their pay-scale, and are thus no longer motivated by salary. In fact, the key issue in Tim's Deparment seems to surround the issue of motivation and a team atmosphere. This atmosphere needs to be one Tim encourages, provides opportunities, and motivational coaches the staff.
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