Team Building – Management Tips to Avoid the Kennel

In developing successful teams, it is important for managers to evaluate the people who make up their team. This article takes a humorous but realistic look at who whose you want on your team, using dogs as an example, and how to regain control.

Here are some examples of the types of team members you want and Need avoid:

Bibs: These are the guys who are always bored and never bring much to the table.

show dogs: The posers. Always strutting about their stuff, but they’re quite a show, they don’t go.

yippers: They are always critical, never constructive, they destroy everything and like to find fault.

barkers: Loud mouths that don’t really do much but do make a lot of noise.

excavators: Dig, dig, dig. They are so focused on their own agenda that they tend to ignore the importance of the team.

Wild dogs: They refuse to control themselves. They gossip, betray, undermine, and generally tear down loyalty and morale.

chatterboxes: Yap, Yap, Yap and more Yap. They are the kings of pontification.

Tail Hunters: These are the ones that run in circles trying to catch their own tails. They have lots of good ideas and endless strategies, but they never execute them.

twitchers: Like dogs when they are dreaming, they think they are being productive because they are very active but in reality they are standing still.

Alpha Dogs: It’s all about them… always. They are overbearing control freaks.

Sneakers: They are the ones who, unsurprisingly, are always trying to get away with something they shouldn’t.

Junkyard Dogs: They are always unhappy about something. Grunt, sniff, snort. You can always spot them because they are the ones with the “crazy eye”. Everyone knows that if you cross the line, you’re in trouble.

Lapdogs: Too shy to do anything significant. They are more comfortable in their same little place. They fear that if they leave their safe zone, they won’t know what to do.

Rescue Dogs: Always trying to bail out or fix everyone else when they need to focus more on their own part of the business.

Flea bags: problems, they forever have problems Things constantly distract them or prevent them from performing well. They are a drain and a pain.

Field Dogs: Without motivation. Blame it on too much sun or too much fresh air…

Hunters: His response to everything is to kill, annihilate, crush. They are not your best diplomats or ambassadors. Human Resources is not his friend.

strays: They don’t get it. They wander aimlessly without really fitting into the environment or adding value.

mad dogs: Be careful, these are the hostiles. They can be toxic!

And that They can What to do to handle these guys… and avoid the kennel?

The truth is, dogs are not people. People really do have the ability to make decisions. As a manager, it is its responsibility to direct and control the work and the workers under his direction.

Team building doesn’t have to be complicated, it just needs to go back to basics. Be fair, be consistent, and commit yourself, for the sake of morale and core mission, not to let a few “bad dogs” dampen morale and sabotage success.

Be the boss. It’s your job, you need to lead Commit to taking back control.

Find out what makes each employee tick. Meet people like

individuals. What motivates them? What is needed to put them online?

Training. Make sure your employees have everything they need from you. Be clear when saying and showing them what you need and require from them.

Set limits. Boundaries underscore your goals and are non-negotiables; and most importantly, they also bring security to the dynamic team.

Trial error. If at first you don’t succeed, don’t give up. it is a process

Reinforcement. It will remind the team that you mean business; and will earn the respect of members who don’t need to be portable.

rewards Be sure to reward good thinking, attitudes, and behavior.