You're leading a team on a long-term project. How can you keep everyone motivated and engaged?

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Business Marketing with Nika · Accepted Answer

I would like to also know. Please, tag me people if you have good tips. 🙌😀

André J · Answer

You can't 😂 time corrupts

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Shreya Gupta · Answer

Transform it to be less like a routine task and more into a weekly highlight. If progress seems sluggish, definitely find ways to showcase growth, achievements, and milestones to the entire team, highlighting the next steps.

Anastasiya Gurevska · Answer

My ex team lead always said that sometimes money is the best motivation 😅

Oxana · Answer

Hi Austing, for my experience it was. Listen to the ideas, have friendly collaborative process and getting team know and see how their efforts turn into measurable results, user feedback, product metrics, etc. So they feel their impact to the product growth

Any tips from you?

Iqra Arif · Answer

Foster open communication, set clear goals, recognize achievements, and provide opportunities for professional growth to keep the team motivated and engaged.

PRIYANKA MANDAL · Answer

Just Say, Let's work together to make this project a success. 😀

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Let's collaborate to ensure the success of this project! 😊

Atticus Li · Answer

1. Build genuine connection, trust follows
2. When there's trust, you can establish authority
3. Lead by example
4. Respect downtime, not everybody has the same work ethics
5. Communicate effectively, listen not just talk, your team needs assurance they're being valued

You'll realize how much simple questions like How are you doing? Anything I can do to help? What do you think is best for this, I need your opinion? Will spark creativity and ignite their passion. There you have it, a supercharged team that's motivated and engaged.

Summer Kim · Answer

The most important thing is the constant confidence that this product, this team will succeed, and showing my greatest passion and effort myself.

Gurkaran Singh · Answer

"To keep the team motivated and engaged during a long-term project, it's crucial to create a culture of transparency, collaboration, and recognition. Regular updates, clear communication, and active participation can foster a sense of ownership and purpose.

Moreover, setting achievable milestones, celebrating successes, and providing opportunities for growth can boost morale and keep everyone on track. A little humor and team-building activities can also help lighten the mood and strengthen bonds. Remember, engaged teams are more productive and produce better outcomes. Let's work together to create a project journey that's not just productive but also enjoyable!"

Nadia Zueva · Answer

I've been a team lead in both big tech companies and startups, and now I'm leading a team of 10 people as a founder. Based on my experience, I can say:

1. You must be motivated yourself. If you don't believe in your success, your team won't either.
2. Make sure your team understands what they're doing and why it's important. Don't just rely on authority. Delegate and trust your team's expertise; avoid micromanaging.
3. Recognize and encourage people in time. They really appreciate it. If someone has made a significant contribution, call them by name instead of saying "we did it."
4. 1-1s are very important. Try to understand what motivates each person and how you can support them.

That's my thoughts on that matter :) also happy to hear what you think!

Shawn Olds · Answer

@austinarmstrong over the years culture and mission are the two biggest motivators to any group I have led.  This held true in the Army and has held true throughout my entrepreneurial journey.  Without a strong culture and mission, tech is not going to do much to keep people motivated.  That said there are a variety of tools that can keep people engaged, especially as we operate more and more as hybrid and remote teams.  Our team "dogfoods" or as my Chief Data Officer likes to say, we "champagne" our own product and use GroupChat on BoodleBox to allow us to keep people not only engaged during a meeting but reward them with a list of accomplishments at the end of a meeting versus a list of action items everyone has to return to their silos to solve.

Stephanie Lapasigue · Answer

Before you jump to that, make sure everyone in the team including yourself is motivated and willing to take on the project. It takes commitment and dedication. Let them know it's a team effort and everyone's involvement is crucial to keep the boat afloat.

You're leading a team on a long-term project. How can you keep everyone motivated and engaged?

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