015: Using planning to keep your team informed and motivated

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ever get frustrated that your team doesn’t know what is going on in the business, despite numerous communications from you?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Get surprised when someone tells you that they didn’t know about an important deadline that you’ve emailed out to all staff 100 times?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Find that your team isn’t working on the highest priority?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If this sounds familiar, here’s a little tough love that you need to hear: even though you think you are communicating well, you aren’t. Yes, this is on you,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">not</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">on your team.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">So how do you get your team to listen? To pay attention to those incredibly important goals and take action on them?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Well, the answer definitely isn’t to speak louder or send more emails! Instead, it is time to involve them in planning.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you are wondering how to involve your team in planning without drowning in voices, ideas, conflicting priorities, or concerned that having everyone involved in planning is a waste of time, this episode of the Leading Women in Tech podcast  is for you. I take you through a very simple recipe to get full team engagement, and find out how, for a small upfront time cost, can save weeks of unproductive effort and missed deadlines.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ready to take control of Q4 and wrap up 2020 with a team filled with clarity, passion and excitement for shared goals? Let’s go to the show!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Useful links!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sign-up to get first access to my new free 5-part mini course and develop your understanding of impostor syndrome, why it impacts you, and the impact on others in your team: