How CEOs Can Keep Their Team Focused + Positive
Every team needs focused action, positive culture, and to have a clear cadence. As the CEO you don't only initiate these mechanics but you infuse this structure from the very beginning. It's nothing short of intentional action to ensure the results and you can take these 5 steps even if you've been in practice for years.
1. Start with you.
There is a strong misconception around the team going first in training, development, and overall course correction. This concept of leaders going firsts enables the CEO to lead better because they aren't taking a back seat in their development; Leaders go first.
2. Reconnect with your team.
It can't always be possible to connect to every team member on a personal level, but if you are deeply connected to your executive leaders and you infuse your values and culture into their expectations, you will be able to ensure that your command structure stays fluid and healthy as possible. Having a deep connection with your executive team will instill the same for them to their teams underneath them, giving that connection.
3. Include your team in creating shared goals.
Win together. When you are breaking down objectives into goals and create them even down to an individual level you are giving them a chance to quantify now only the practices' success, but their own success.
4. Share leadership responsibilities with the team.
Carrying the sole responsibility for the success of the practice is heavy and completely unnecessary. Truth is, your team members, those that truly believe in the mission and vision of the practice, want to have that responsibility.
5. Commit to developing more personal performance
Do you know what I really don't approve of? Yearly expected raises that are given across the board simply for working with the company for the past year. Why? The raise is pseudo in the results of the success of the contributions and growth of that team member on an individual level and collectively as a team.
Do a quick assessment to evaluate where you are as the CEO in providing the initiation to focused action, positive culture, and to have a clear cadence. As always, we want to empower your success as an independent provider and encourage you to build your internal structure to support this as a long-term approach; Starting with your Office Manager becoming the Director Of Operations and enabling them to be your strategic partner.
As always, we are here to empower your success and your independence! Visit us anytime to learn more about how we can support you!
WDC has upgraded the traditional path to having a successful practice without the endless sacrifices to make it to the top. Working with your practice's unique mission and goals we quantify your skills and ability as an Office Managers to enhance your business and ultimately the bottom line. We focus on quantifying executive caliber by equipping your Office Manager with the skills and core strengths of business management, high-level strategy, and operational efficiency.
Through our certification, the Office Manager will step into the role of Director Of Operations to bring unparalleled support, service, and reliability to your partnership.
Learn more here! Applications are now open and the next cohort starts August 2nd!
