A functioning team is a team that forms a unit and/or each member works to achieve common goals. However, this does not happen spontaneously. For a group of people to work well together, a leader is needed to coordinate and create this environment.

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1. Communication

In team management, communication represents 90% of the time. It is essential that the leader be able to effectively communicate his vision, ideas, goals, problems... Communication is a vast subject that is difficult to approach from a general perspective. For starters, you can improve your public communication skills. For example, customer presentations, meetings, etc. This will help you gain confidence and learn how to communicate ideas easily and clearly.

2. Leadership

Leadership is the buzzword in business and in particular in project management. However, it is a necessary skill for those who lead a team. If you are in a position to manage, you will be able to achieve your goals. To develop your leadership skills, you can find an experienced mentor to guide you along the way, but also, nowadays, there are a lot of resources on the Internet.

3. Team management

In addition to working on the strategic part, the team manager must also focus on the operational side.
A good manager should be able to coordinate people, promote teamwork, delegate tasks, solve problems, set goals and assess the performance of everyone. A manager should be able to inspire others to walk alongside them.

For example, The Maslo App serves to motivate thousands of users remotely and on a daily basis.

4. The negotiation

This skill goes hand in hand with communication. Negotiating resources, budgets, schedules, agreements... and for all parties to be satisfied is the key to team cohesion.

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5. The organization

Have you ever heard that you can't give what you don't have? If you can't organize your own work, what are you going to do with a team? Becoming methodical is essential and will immediately improve your quality as a manager. There are many methods that can be easily applied to improve your organization: lists, weekly organizers... Find the right method for you, once defined, organize it.

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6. Risk management

Predicting and anticipating problems will increase the chances of a project's success. Experience, in this case, helps a lot. However, you must also learn to be methodical and analyze all the steps.The work of managing a team is demanding, it requires a wide range of skills that must be developed and learned to use on a daily basis. With these, you will have every chance of taking your team where you want to go!