Imagine you are driving with your team in a bus. There
you are travelling for hours and every now and then pops the question, ‘have we
reached?’ It seems strange but is common occurrence. All are in the same bus,
travelling the same road, going to the same destination? Yet the query, ‘Have
we reached?’
When we hold information
close to the heart, we end up carrying the enormous load all by ourselves. But
if we share that information, then everyone can put in their little bit towards
achieving it. In fact it is pertinent to move beyond just sharing the information.
We must ensure that those in our team with whom we share the information with,
also share the same convictions and have the same purposes.
There is nothing
more powerful than an entire team pulling in the same direction, dreaming the
same dreams and striving towards the same goals. Great leaders unite, among
their team members, what can be termed a information package that combines vision,
conviction and mission in terms of action plan. They use persuasive skills to sell
the package. Some team members need to be inspired or some might simply need
more information.
The leader has
access to more information than the rest and this must be shared prudently. Throwing
all available data at everyone is not helpful. The leader must filter the
information before passing it on. Timing the sharing is also important. The team
might not need to know all the details in one go. This might confuse their
priorities and make some people collapse as they see the hurdles, real and
imagined, looming before them.
How to share information
is also vital. Sometimes, it is better to talk upfront. Other times, it is
better not to talk face-to-face. Whichever way, sharing the information is an
important task. More important is to ensure that the sharing also results in a
buy-in by the team members. It is hard to move the carriage forward if all the
horses are pulling in different directions.
Share vision, conviction and path of
mission...
‘Unite to impact’ teams with information!
- Pravin K. Sabnis
Goa, India.
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