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Adjust the Pressure Value
Adjust the pressure value. Chances are there are a few team members on whom you rely for support. When work pressure builds, you may tend to put a lot more pressure on these individuals because you know that they are reliable and will put in extra effort. The problem is that if you aren’t careful, [...]
Remind Your Team
Remind your team of its past successes. During tough times, people become preoccupied with the difficulties they are facing and the setbacks they’ve experienced. The talk in the hallways and the company cafeteria begins to focus on the big contract that was just lost, rumors of impending layoffs, or the problems created by the latest [...]
Redefine Achievable Performance
Redefine achievable performance. An important tactic is to encourage members to raise their expectations for their own performance. You may find benchmarking a helpful tool for accomplishing this perceptual shift. Benchmarking can force members to challenge their assumptions about the best possible performance that can be expected within a given area and to identify the [...]
