Teamwork Archives - Justin T. Farrell

What’s Your Leadership Style? [infographic]

What’s your leadership style? Have you ever taken the time to examine this in real detail? It’s a good thing to do. Not only does it help give you vocabulary and a framework to describe the style you work within, but it also makes you aware of how those around you describe your leadership style and view the approach. This can be enormously helpful as you hopefully grow to be a better leader to those in your care. There are many different types of leaders, and one isn’t necessarily better than the other. All have there own pros and cons, strengths and weaknesses. One style may work best in a certain scenario or industry while others would most certainly fail to be effective. Check out the infographic below to see what leadership style you identify most with.

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By Justin Farrell|2023-04-12T16:38:25+00:00May 9th, 2023|

Improve Internal Communication in 10 Steps [infographic]

Communication is one of the absolute most important things a company can focus on not only between themselves and their audience but also within the company itself. According to a Towers Watson study, companies with highly effective communication practices enjoy 47% higher total returns to shareholders compared to organizations with poor communication. This is not a small number. This emphasizes just how critical this is. There are many ways to go about bringing positive communication skills and habits into the workplace from interpersonal to workflow coordination, but it does take some time and effort to implement these practices. Obviously, the effort is well worth it. Not only will it save you time and money with turnover related to employee satisfaction, but happy employees produce more and work harder for you which positively affects your bottom line. Check out how to improve internal communication in 10 steps to help your company do business better.

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By Justin Farrell|2023-04-10T21:37:39+00:00April 11th, 2023|

24 Social Media Do’s and Don’ts: [infographic]

Every medium of marketing has its own rules to play by. The playbook varies in its rules from email marketing to social media marketing to video marketing. Just like sports, yes, many are similar in that they all use a ball of some sort, but the rules vary greatly for each. That’s what makes them unique and connects them to different people in different ways. It’s the same with marketing. Some people who don’t understand a lot about marketing tend to think they can treat everything the same and use the same strategy across multiple modes of marketing, but that would be like applying the rules of soccer to every other sport and expecting the same success. Social media has its own rules just like email marketing and video marketing have theirs. Some of these you may already be familiar with, but it never hurts to make sure you are playing the social media game within the correct bounds of the rules. Check out these do’s and don’ts of social media marketing.

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By Justin Farrell|2023-03-06T20:40:31+00:00March 7th, 2023|

Email Marketing 101 [infographic]

Email marketing is a great way to directly connect with your customer base and is a fairly cost effective option. Not only is it a great way to increase brand awareness and share helpful information, but it is also an opportunity to increase sales IF done well. There are basic rules to follow to create effective email campaigns from ensuring your subject lines are short, sweet, and tempting to being sure you are marketing to the correct market segment. There are shoulds and shouldn’ts. If you want to make sure you’re making the most of your marketing dollars, take a look at these email marketing 101 basics for everything you need to know.

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By Justin Farrell|2023-02-27T19:33:51+00:00February 28th, 2023|

9 Ways to Motivate Your Remote Team [infographic]

Since the outbreak of Covid, remote work has skyrocketed across the world. More companies than ever are embracing this nontraditional work style. Many people believe this is a very good change. Not only does it allow some much welcomed flexibility for workers, especially parents, but it also saves the company from potentially paying for a brick-and-mortar location as well as providing a wide-ranging talent pool. Others see remote work as having more challenges. Some team leaders find it hard to create the same cohesive team dynamic that was more easily managed when everyone was in one place. Communication in general is vastly different when moving from the office to a remote situation. If you find yourself in the latter group, take a look at the infographic below to see 9 ways to motivate your remote team and promote a solid team atmosphere.

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By Justin Farrell|2023-02-20T21:10:15+00:00February 21st, 2023|

8 Easy Steps to a Fantastic Work Christmas Event [Infographic]

For all of you procrastinators out there who are in charge of planning the team Christmas party, this one is for you. Work Christmas parties can either be the positive talk of the year or the dread of December. It is always so sad when you hear someone talking about dreading their work Christmas party. This should be a really fun and enjoyable event for employees. It is a time to generously give back and show your people that you truly appreciate their efforts to make your company a success. It’s also a great opportunity to build team unity through common memories of light-hearted celebration that will build stronger connections not only to your company but also within the team itself. So don’t take the team Christmas party lightly. It’s such a great opportunity to share holiday cheer and build morale for the upcoming year. To make the planning easier, here are 8 easy steps to a fantastic work Christmas event.

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By Justin Farrell|2022-11-22T17:26:07+00:00December 6th, 2022|

20 Ways to Succeed at Work [infographic]

We all want to succeed in our work, but sometimes we can find ourselves getting stuck in a rut. How do we get out? Here are 20 ways to succeed at work. These are both simple and practical ways you can improve yourself to be sure you finish 2022 strong. From challenging yourself to engage with a mentor to being brave and volunteering to lead a project, there is a myriad of things you can do every day to improve your life at work. Not only does killing it make you feel good and improve your own morale, but you will also likely spread that good feeling and motivation to those around you. So help yourself and your team to finish out the end of the year by following a few of these quick tricks to give you a boost in productivity and morale!

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By Justin Farrell|2022-11-14T19:56:05+00:00November 15th, 2022|

How to Handle Employee One-on-One Meetings [infographic]

Have you ever felt that your one-on-one meetings with your employees were awkward or a complete waste of time? Well here are a few pointers to make these meetings not only more productive but relationally more fulfilling and motivating. Nothing is more irritating than a meeting where both parties feel that their time has been wasted, so how do you combat this? Preparation and thoughtfulness are key, and as the manager, this mostly falls on you. Don’t treat these meetings as if they are a chore to get over with. This is precious one-on-one time you get to spend with each employee to pick their brain, build rapport, and check in on progress. Set some time aside to really put together thoughtful questions where your employee gets to do most of the talking. Don’t make snap judgments when they share that their project is behind, but ask what can be done to help them along with it or how you, yourself, could be of assistance. Employees desperately want to feel valued and cared for. One-on-one meetings can be hugely motivational for workers when done well or completely discouraging when done poorly, so take a few minutes and review how to successfully handle employee one-on-one meetings.

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By Justin Farrell|2022-10-10T15:54:49+00:00October 11th, 2022|

21st-Century Skills That Every Learner Needs [infographic]

21st-century skills are acknowledged to be essential to thrive in today’s world. Experts divide 21st-century skills into three groups: learning skills, digital literacy skills, and life skills. These groups contain hard and soft skills that help workers adapt to the modern world’s changes and trends. Learning skills – critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication – are some of the most important skills to master. Life skills allow people to find new ways of thinking and problem-solving and develop greater self-awareness. Employers consider life skills just as necessary as academic performance, making them a great advantage when applying for a job. Digital and information literacy skills are a must for people to create and share digital information.

This blog has been provided by my guest, Allyson Webb, a writer and blogger at StudyCorgi
Thank you Allyson for your insights.

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By Justin Farrell|2022-09-28T14:46:57+00:00October 4th, 2022|

Leader’s Guide to Motivate People[infographic]

Have you ever wished you had an instruction manual for life? While, tragically, this does not exist, a few helpful “essays” have been published. Here is a very helpful leader’s guide to motivate people at work. 30% of managers believe motivating their team is the most difficult part of their job. Everyone knows that if you crack the code on employee engagement, your company is saved countless dollars and headaches of turnover and wasted productivity. So how do you do it? What is the secret sauce that spices up work life and keeps people going? As usual, a lot of it boils down to value – valuing each individual and nurturing each individual’s aspirations. I’m not saying you need to coddle each of your employees, but there is plenty of research out there showing a variety of small, intentional actions can make all the difference in an employee’s attitude toward their job. Take a look below to find what you can do to make sure your team is happy and motivated.

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By Justin Farrell|2022-07-25T15:00:38+00:00July 26th, 2022|