CLINICAL LABS LEADING IN THE PANDEMICS SUMMARY:

Are you finding it difficult to get your team to understand the direction you are trying to get them to go especially when it's important and urgent?

 I used these 5 steps to get my team on board and sustain changes especially in a crisis. 
Communicate
Communicate  a clear and beneficial  goal. 
Why are we moving in this direction and how does it benefit us?
Example we are proud that our team possess the needed expertise to contribute in such a big way to make a difference. 
Be the first  to Communicate
It is best to hear the message from the leader first than from others.  This way the leader can give the necessary  facts in a positive tone.
 It is usually harder to try to counteract negative information after the fact. it's best  for the leader to set the tone for the  organization
Be available
Be available to answer questions and to show support. 
 Give your team access to your schedule
Make sure your team know  where you are and ways in which they can contact
If you're can't be physically available have someone they can trust to cover for your schedule 
Be a role model
"Walk the walk"  meaning walk in their shoes.
Participate in changes and test out procedures to see if change are working.
Do daily rounding and answer questions
Be the 1st to make sacrifices 
Don't ask your team to do anything you're not willing to do
Encourage while monitoring 
Reward the behavior you would like to see
Review your reward system
If you followed through with gossip and tattletale you are rewarding a culture off cut throat competition and stress
Reward innovation scientific thinking
Celebrate accomplishments Teamwork expertise commitment to contribution support
By celebrating your validating and ran forcing a culture of service collaborations and making a difference not only inside the lab but outside the walls of the lab
Communicate 
Be Available 
Role Model 
Encourage and monitor

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