Communicating with your Team

Communication is so crucial within an organisation, but also one of the hardest skills. Everyone has different communication styles, so learning and understanding that, is a priority.

Be a Leader

As a member of a team, it’s part of your role to ensure that everything goes smoothly. Although, it’s important that someone leads the communication. The best ways to do that is to be a leader. By stepping up and taking charge of communication in your organization and among its members, you can keep things moving toward their goals and reduce the need for interjecting yourself into conversations that don't directly involve you.

Seize the opportunity to be a leader. You will have to lead your team members in some way in order for them to be able to do their best work and achieve the goals you have set out for them. Leadership is about empowering others to achieve something. It's not just about being an inspiring figurehead - it's about helping your team members be the best they can be by encouraging their strengths and supporting them through challenges along the way.

Create a Vision

The first step in communicating with your team is to create a vision for it and a plan for achieving it. You can do this by creating goals that everyone on the team can work towards. Once you have created these goals, communicate them clearly to everyone involved so that everyone knows what needs to be done and the deliverable time. This will help motivate people on your team who may lack motivation or direction in their workday.

Create Culture

Once you have a team that's committed to improving, it's important to create a culture that supports ongoing improvement. Here are some things you can do:

• Positive reinforcement is crucial. Recognize and reward good work when you see it! This can be as simple as saying "thank you," but if someone has done something particularly impressive or useful, go above and beyond with praise.
• Share your own learning experiences with the team. Not only will this help them understand where they need to improve (and how), but sharing knowledge is an important part of helping others grow in their careers.
• Give constructive feedback when needed; don't just tell people what they did wrong - make sure they know how to do better next time by giving specific suggestions on how they could improve their work habits and skill sets.
• Encourage people try new things - if someone doesn't feel comfortable doing something at first because they don't know what they're doing yet then encourage them!
• Build relationships with your team members.
• Listen to what they say and ask questions that show you're interested in what they have to say.
• Encourage team members to share their ideas, especially if they're not always the first person who speaks up at meetings or around the water cooler. Your goal as a manager should be to make sure every employee feels comfortable contributing their ideas, whether it's about how best to fix an issue or what improvements could be made in other areas of your business (like HR).
• Be approachable--but don't be a pushover! Being approachable means being open-minded and willing to listen when someone has something important on their mind; however, this doesn't mean giving into every demand just because someone asks nicely enough times in a row."

Encourage Initiative

As a leader, it's important to be an engaged listener, however you also need to set boundaries around your time. If someone needs help or advice on something and they come to you with an answer already in mind, suggest that they try out their solution first before coming back with questions about whether or not it will work or not. For example, if an employee comes up with an idea for improving workflow or efficiency based on their experience working on similar projects before, give them the opportunity to run with it rather than immediately jumping in with suggestions of your own.

Champion Others

Be present but know when to let go so others can take on leadership roles too. It’s important to not be afraid to delegate and let go of control. It might feel like you're losing control over what happens in your group if you allow other people within it too much freedom or authority over their own work but trust me: they'll appreciate having more autonomy and eventually learn how important it is for them not just as individuals but also as part of an organisation.

Project advisors, managers and coordinators can use their skills as leaders to help their projects achieve success in various ways. Each role has a different priority to ensure the success and progression of a project.

Leadership is about setting an example for others to follow, motivating people and getting them to work together towards a common goal. As a project advisor, manager or coordinator you have these skills already; you just need to use them on behalf of your project team.