As we reach the end of the year I'm reflecting on what we have achieved in 2010, how we have gone about it and what lays ahead in 2011. For all of you who lead and manage others in teams, I thought you might like my top 10 ways to motivate teams:
1. Let people choose
2. Make it a pleasant place to work
3. Allow staff to work flexibly
4. Consider an internal awards scheme
5. Show an interest
6. Avoid cash incentives
7. Create clear goals...
8. ... and track progress
9. Lead from the front
10. Say thank you
It would be good to hear from you how you think we're doing against these criteria.
And finally, my views about the difference between leaders, managers and administrators:
1. Leaders - "what should we be doing?"
2. Managers - "how should we do it?"
3. Administrators - "why we can't do it?" Only joking...
Thanks for reading and talk again next week when we will have only five sleeps to go before Christmas Day.
Carlton
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Carlton Brand, Corporate Director Wiltshire Council
Dr Carlton Brand
Carlton Brand, Corporate Director Wiltshire Council
About me
Dr Carlton Brand has worked in local government since 2004 and joined Wiltshire County Council in 2007.
During Carlton’s time as Corporate Director at Wiltshire County Council he co-led the transition to the new unitary Wiltshire Council. As part of the ongoing transformation process he led on the implementation of an ambitious new business management programme utilising SAP to underpin the new organisation; the introduction of systems thinking (lean) to transform service performance for customers; and procurement reform amongst his many other corporate responsibilities. In the last couple of years he has developed a new organisation model for the council which is based on hubs and campuses, working with partners such as the Police around the community areas.
Carlton is passionate about developing future leaders and has led the development of a coaching and mentoring programme across the council in order to develop leaders and enable managers to share their skills and experience. Himself a fully accredited executive coach and leadership mentor, Carlton is a Chartered Manager and Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute.
Carlton enjoys engaging and sharing ideas with partner organisations and other councils through his activities with South West Councils, SOLACE (Society of Local Authority Chief Executives) ACCE (Association of Council Chief Executives) and CCN (County Councils Network) among others.
Prior to joining Wiltshire, Carlton was Corporate Director for Resources at St Edmundsbury Borough Council in Suffolk where he led on performance improvement through systems thinking and the efficiency/cost reduction agenda in response to the Gershon review, amongst others.
For the first twenty years of his career, Carlton worked for Ford Motor Company; first as a design engineer in product development and latterly as a senior manager leading large teams of engineers on the concept, design, development and launch into manufacturing of major new model programmes such as the Ford Focus. Carlton has worked widely across Europe, the USA and Japan in many Ford and supplier engineering and manufacturing facilities.
Married with two sons he enjoys all forms of motor sport, cricket, fishing and astronomy.
During Carlton’s time as Corporate Director at Wiltshire County Council he co-led the transition to the new unitary Wiltshire Council. As part of the ongoing transformation process he led on the implementation of an ambitious new business management programme utilising SAP to underpin the new organisation; the introduction of systems thinking (lean) to transform service performance for customers; and procurement reform amongst his many other corporate responsibilities. In the last couple of years he has developed a new organisation model for the council which is based on hubs and campuses, working with partners such as the Police around the community areas.
Carlton is passionate about developing future leaders and has led the development of a coaching and mentoring programme across the council in order to develop leaders and enable managers to share their skills and experience. Himself a fully accredited executive coach and leadership mentor, Carlton is a Chartered Manager and Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute.
Carlton enjoys engaging and sharing ideas with partner organisations and other councils through his activities with South West Councils, SOLACE (Society of Local Authority Chief Executives) ACCE (Association of Council Chief Executives) and CCN (County Councils Network) among others.
Prior to joining Wiltshire, Carlton was Corporate Director for Resources at St Edmundsbury Borough Council in Suffolk where he led on performance improvement through systems thinking and the efficiency/cost reduction agenda in response to the Gershon review, amongst others.
For the first twenty years of his career, Carlton worked for Ford Motor Company; first as a design engineer in product development and latterly as a senior manager leading large teams of engineers on the concept, design, development and launch into manufacturing of major new model programmes such as the Ford Focus. Carlton has worked widely across Europe, the USA and Japan in many Ford and supplier engineering and manufacturing facilities.
Married with two sons he enjoys all forms of motor sport, cricket, fishing and astronomy.
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