Managing Others/Time Management
One of the hardest parts of life is cooperating with other people. Since doing this project, I can definitely testify to that. Though not everyone has leadership skills, even the most uncooperative person can learn from these tips:
- Lay the ground rules down in the beginning. Whoever is in charge needs to take charge.
- Have a team meeting and talk about strengths and weaknesses of team members. Get to know one another a little bit.
- Exchange contact information. Email, cellphone, social media, etc.
- Come up with a game plan for your project. Decide what needs to get done in order to complete your task.
- Set up mini-turn-in dates. Each member needs to present what they've done at this time. This ensures your group is progressing at a good rate.
- Know what your team can do, as well as what they can't.
- Try to incorporate everyone in discussions.
- Fairly assign tasks to each member (keep in mind their strong and weak points).
- Encourage team members to stay on task. In the case of members not following through on their part of the assignment, talk to them and see what's going on. Every member and their contribution to the project is vital for success.
- Step up and LEAD. Don't be afraid to step on toes, the completion of the project is the most important thing.