8 things you can do to help your employees start at the finish line:

One of the key steps to setting the pace in your department involves training your employees to start at the finish line.  This requires a small but significant amount of time on your part.  The actions are simple, the results are great!

1. Promote:  parade your department’s ultimate goal and pace (speed & standard) every chance you get

2. Dare:  Ask and challenge your employees to consciously make the decision to make “it” happen

3. Endorse:  Support your employees by becoming their number 1 fan!  Tell everyone about them and let them hear how proud you are of them.

4. Maintain:  Intermittently check that both department equipment and employees are actually able to perform

5. Equip:  Ask & listen to what your employee need in order to “run with it”

6. Nourish:  Feed your employees with motivation, let them see, feel and taste success.  Don’t forget, treat them like they’ve already crossed the finished line.

7. Cheer: recognize individual and team efforts by applauding and using good job phrases. 

8. Prize:  Always remind employees what is in it for them!

Take Action:    Encourage employees to start at the finish line

Keep On: 

Setting the Pace.  Establish a speed and standard for production

talking:  Communicate at all times; your job is to remind your team what they are working t

looking back at what you’ve done; evaluate your progress.

being Proactive rather than reactive

communicate the vision, state direction, involve and challenge the team to go for it!   

acting out and aligning your values with your company values and those of your employees.   Walk the talk.

delivering the VIP Treatment

being the Expert Extraordinaire

giving and continue to establish a good reputation

copycatting the SuccessfulSUPERvisors of your past

telling yourself that you’re a Super SUPERvisor!

believing.  Remember, you’ve made the conscious decision to lead