Christy Ferer Offers Leadership Advice

Christy Ferer, Vidicom's CEO, thinks a good way to tap the full potential of each employee is to focus on them as members of teams that tackle critical projects as effectively as possible. The following are steps to optimize team performance:

1.     Grant teams the authority to make important decisions: Teams that are doing important work for their organizations and are allowed to make important decisions are the most effective.  

2.     Encourage employees to ask “what if?”: Your team will have the advantage of being prepared for almost any situation they encounter by

discussing a variety of possible outcomes.

3.     Work to resolve differences: It is important to address each employee’s    

Concerns and work through them as they arise in order to remain a united team working toward a common goal. 

4.     Make sure your managers are following your new team-empowerment playbook: Push your managers to give responsibility to their employees to work out problems and come up with ideas.

5.     Practice building consensus: Employees will learn the importance of making compromises that are good for the company as a result.

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