How the packaging industry can address talent challenges and build a workforce for the future
How forward-thinking leaders are reshaping the future of packaging to meet modern challenges
Why global collaboration and regulatory alignment are key to driving innovation and resilience in the packaging industry
Finding the Talent to Drive Innovation in IoT, Robotics, and Data-Driven Packaging Solutions
Building the Right Team to Lead Innovation and Eco-Friendly Growth in the Packaging Industry
How working with a recruiter can change your career
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Leading a team or even just a few individuals takes practice, here are 3 tips that make being a better leader just a little easier: Be A Good Role Model Employees notice when their leaders follow their own rules, and they notice even more when they don’t, so being a good role model for your employees is crucial in leading a team. It is not possible to lead a team through words alone. If you just tell your employees how you want them to act or what you want them to do, they will not know exactly what you're hoping for. However, if you model the tasks and behaviors you want your employees to follow, then they will be encouraged to act more like you and follow your lead. Encourage Creativity Allowing your employees the creative freedom they desire will not only allow them to do their tasks more efficiently and at a higher quality, but it will also make them more excited about their job. When employees know that you will allow them the freedom they need to do their job, they will be more likely to want to follow you on future projects. Being a leader is not just about delegating tasks, but it also about trusting your employees to do what they need to complete their assigned tasks. Communicate Communicating with employees is by far the most important part of being a leader. Simply communicating effectively with your team makes it much easier to leave them and it makes them much more likely to actually want to follow you. Communicating with your team doesn't mean just telling them your expectations, it means being open and honest with them when things go right, and even when they don't.
Employee feedback is necessary in any working environment; employees crave it, while bosses often shy away from it.
Happiness is essential to workplace productivity. Being happy in your everyday life makes it more easy to engage at work because you do not have other troubling things on your mind. However, being happy at work can make employees more productive overall. Employees are more engaged when they're happy in their personal life, and while as an employee you can't do anything to determine their personal happiness, you can do things to make employees more engaged while they're at work. Finding ways to make tasks more enjoyable and interesting can help keep employees engaged. Also, allowing employees to take breaks to do something relaxing or fun when tasks get frustrating can help keep employees engaged with their tasks. Also, if employees actually enjoy what they do then they will be more likely to do it well. Making sure your employees are happy in their job will increase their overall productivity because if they enjoy working for a company they will be more likely to work harder to see that company succeed. However, simply enjoying their job is not always enough; positive reinforcement is necessary to keep employees engaged. When employees continually go above and beyond with no positive reinforcement it can be discouraging, so telling employees when they are doing well and letting them know you appreciate all of the wire they're doing can be incredibly beneficial in keep employees engaged and productive.
