Align for Leaders
An effective leader is an aligned leader – one who can effectively communicate with their team, set measurable goals, connect the team’s work to the company’s purpose, and develop their team members to reach their full potential.
Sounds great, right? Well, Align can help make that a reality.
Align is the ultimate tool to help adopt these essential leadership/management habits.
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Foster Effective Communication: Actively listen to team members, provide feedback, and conduct weekly or fortnightly 1-on-1 huddles that keep everyone on the same page.
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Set Measurable Goals: Establish individual performance goals and track progress of each team member.
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Connect Work to Company Purpose: Connect individual and team actions with higher-level strategic objectives so everyone has a sense of purpose and commitment.
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Embrace the Coaching Mindset: Coach up team members by accessing visualizations of individual performance to easily identify areas where additional support and resources are needed and excellence should be recognized.
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Developing Managers and Enhancing Performance: Create strategies for developing and enhancing managerial performance throughout the organization in order to drive team-wide execution.
Using Align to incorporate these habits will help drive teams towards success and unleash their full potential. Lead with confidence and see results like never before.
Don’t just imagine it. Make it a reality with Align. You can thank us later.
Become a Great Leader with Align
Great leaders create great employees. Use Align to make you a great team leader!
Communicate Effectively
Managers who are clear, concise, and open in their communication find their teams get more of the right things accomplished. They actively listen to their team members and provide feedback that is both constructive and motivational to create foster a supportive and action oriented environment.
In Align:
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Create a 1:1 with every direct report (video) that includes a:
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Focus on the right stuff by reviewing priorities(video) and tasks.
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Provide regular feedback and build trust through customized huddle sections, like a “Start, Stop, Keep” or “Need Help” Section.
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Celebrate success and achievement in a Good News section
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Click here to learn why effective communication is critical for building successful relationships between a team leader and direct reports.
Set Clear Goals
A successful manager who sets measurable goals for their team helps team members to focus their efforts and achieve desired outcomes. How do you do this? Determine the appropriate measurements, then use Align to make them visible and actionable.
In Align:
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Create individual quarterly priorities (video) for direct reports that are measured either through a KPI or through specific tasks(video).
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Create critical numbers for direct reports with regard to certain key numbers/metrics to indicate targets they should hit and that can be monitored.
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Include data regarding the performance status of each priority(video), critical number, and target assigned to a direct report in your scheduled 1 on 1 for regular monitoring and feedback.
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Create a KPI dashboard(video) for quick visibility and insight into your direct reports goals and performance.
Click here(blog) to learn more about why setting proper goals can help you and your direct reports achieve success.
Connect Company Purpose to Action
Only four in 10 U.S. employees strongly agree that the mission or purpose of their company makes them feel their job is important. This means that most employees are at least a little unsure about how their work fits into the “big picture.” So, when big changes are required or when employees are asked to make large contributions to something, many employees lack motivation. It’s the manager who is ultimately responsible for making that connection.
In Align:
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Go over the company’s one-page strategic plan(video) with the team – this outlines the company’s vision/purpose.
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Connect company quarterly priorities(video) to annual initiatives(video) to paint the “big picture”.
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Connect individual quarterly priorities of team members to quarterly company priorities so they can visualize how the work they are doing is contributing to a larger team or company effort towards a common goal.
Click here(download) to learn why making a connection between the company’s vision/purpose to the work of team members can help inspire and motivate high performance.
Be a Coach
Great managers see themselves as coaches, developing players to maximize their potential over the long term. Help your direct reports see the future and understand the path to get there.
In Align:
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Monitor your team members’ performance of Priorities and Tasks to identify trouble spots and opportunities for celebration. Filter by your “team” or set up your Persons of Interest.
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Create a 1:1(video) with every direct report so the team leader has an open channel of communication to engage and coach up team members.
Click here(download) to learn more about how the best managers coach up their direct reports and build winning teams.