Are you “SyncedIn”?

Important Lesson for transactional effectiveness within teams.
 
This document is an attempt to give insights into the recent contest we had announced on the eve of our forthcoming “Bread, Salt and Definitely Wine Social Media workshop” scheduled on the 10th of May 2014 at Hotel Atria in Bengaluru.

Please find attached the slide share link containing the questions of the contest.
http://www.slideshare.net/raghunathramaswamy7/participate-in-our-syncedin-contest-and-win-a-free-seat-to-our-the-bread-salt-definitely-wine-social-media-workshop-on-10-may-2014-at-hotel-atria-bengaluru

These set of questions are designed to trigger thought on how team member could ideally transact with their immediate managers effectively.

Please find attached the slide share link containing the answers of the contest.
http://www.slideshare.net/raghunathramaswamy7/are-you-syncedin-answers

Important takeaways of team members

1. Team members, may want to listen to their managers carefully and completely before answering the questions. Interrupting and trying to answer the questions In a hurry may reflect your anxiety or fear and the team member may run the risk of exposing himself or herself of situation the manager is probably not aware of.

2. Team members may be well advised to take the bull by the horns, provide the exact information, if required proactively, especially if things are in bad shape.

3. Team members may be ill advised to be defensive during an interaction.

4. Team members may be ill advised to get hurt during a team meeting. The hurt can be distracting and may not enable the team member to focus on the real task ahead.

5. Team members may not want to beat around the bush, give evasive answers and provide indirect answers.

6. Most importantly, Team members, may be well advised to cultivate the courage of accepting things that they have not been able to accomplish. This is the greater trick not only to disarm your manager but also to evolve as an accountable professional.

Reality connect for team members

Team members have to ask themselves, if they are really “SyncedIn”?

Teams works towards common goals, Organization works towards Business Goals.

Important components that go into achieving these goals can be broken down into Strategic and Transactional.

Strategic intent is converted into plans. Plans are broken down into activities that are essentially transactional in nature.

Organization execute their plans and work towards their business goals in teams.

The teams therefore have to be a  tightly coupled unit while executing the plans.

While pursuing any plan, most of the organizations are aware that there are several elements of the plan that need to fall in place. They are therefore ever ready with a  backup plan for any of the activity that may not get executed as per the plan.

The Leader of the Team, who is accountable for the deliverables, while executing the plans has to necessarily micromanage to know exactly if the progress is being made according to the plan and exercise his backup options if required.

Therefore it becomes the bounden duty of the team member to co-operate with his team leader and provide him with the necessary inputs to enable him achieve organizational goals.

It is important that the team member works with the team leader and arrives at a plan before executing the plan.

Once the plan is in the execution phase it is important that the team member co-operates with the team leader and furnishes him information as desired by him, even if the team member is not able to execute his part of the plan properly. Managers in organization more importantly need the right information to be able handle the situation, since they are well aware that most of the plans do not get executed as planned and in real time, there could be many a road block.

Sync In with your manager and your organization goals and steer your way to success.