Improving teams capacity building.

Improving your capacity with comprehensive training.

High productivity does not have to be complicated when improving a team’s capacity. You do not need to start by attending elaborate courses, implementing fancy systems, or spending months reading time management books. Adjusting old work habits could be the best place to start.

In my many years of experience, I have found that doing just one simple thing can dramatically improve anyone’s performance. The one thing is pre-planning. The 6Ps: Proper Pre-Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance. Excuse the language, but it will be good if that helps you remember it.

Most of us arrive at work and immediately dive into emails or papers on our desks. We think we are efficient by doing this, but we are making a severe error. Our day would be much more productive if we spent the first fifteen minutes carefully planning. Our reaction to rush into what we know and understand seems instinctive.

This planning process usually takes between ten and fifteen minutes. If it takes any longer, you probably need to overhaul your to-do list completely, delegating or outsourcing as many items as possible. In my experience, this simple process makes a surprising difference in how much you achieve during a day.

The attitude toward pre-planning will also be helpful before meetings, during essential presentations, or when beginning critical conversations. The more you plan, the better your performance will be. Your productivity and capacity to get things happening will depend on it.

A tell-tale sign is that you might need new systems to improve your productivity.

Improving teams capacity

As your team grows, it becomes less about you and more about how they perform and improve the team’s capacity. With this in mind, there are efficient ways to enhance each person’s performance: Talk with them for 2-3 minutes at the start of each day.

It only takes a few minutes, but the effects can be extraordinary. People will feel like you care, which will raise morale. They will understand the tasks more clearly and how to accomplish them more efficiently.

You hear of potential problems before they become out of control. Your team knows you are interested in their welfare and the outcomes they achieve, so they lift their game as they become more committed and accountable.

The few minutes you invest in improving your team’s capacity will pay off significantly by saving you time and money in fixing problems. This technique can massively improve your team’s capacity and performance almost immediately.

Quotable Quotes

“Do it today; you might like it and want to do it again tomorrow”. Peter Sergeant

 “Don’t waste the minutes and the hours and days will look after dreams, and appropriate timing will prevail”. Peter Sergeant