Enrich the job: Increase the variety of team members tasks, and give them more control over their work, Suggestion Lock both horizontally – team members can learn to operate more pieces of equipment – and vertically – they can take on more management tasks, such as planning.

Encourage lateral transfers: Let them build knowledge by jumping organizational boundaries.

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Develop career webs: When team members have no career ladder to climb, build a web – a series of pathways that radiate from your team to other teams to other teams and departments, in fields where competency comes from years of experience and education, establish ties to other teams, inside and out side your organization Create reciprocal relationships – you train their people in certain areas, and they train your people This allows team members to progress in their fields of expertise- inside of having to move into management if they want to earn bigger salaries. Suggestion: identify levels of knowledge and contribution in each technical area. Then identify appropriate training and experiences that can lead a worker from one level of participation to another.

Design new roles: With a little creativity and flexibility, organizations can let team members design new roles, Share your organization’s challenges with team members and ask what they have to contribute What can they do to add value? You may be surprised at the wealth of ideas that employees pigeon holed in limiting jobs can come up with.

To create a truly collaborative group atmosphere, don’t leak your ideas before team members have a chance to state theirs. Example. I think we ought to revamp the production schedule. But first, I’d like to hear what you think “Nothing will do more to stifle discussion and squelch candor Once people know what the leader thinks, the discussion is likely to shift in that direction.

Don’t delegate projects to the same couple of individuals on your team. Your best workers are likely to get bummed out. Good workers want challenges, but become resentful of others who aren’t carrying their share of the load. And your less talented workers don’t get a chance to improve their skills and show what they are really capable of doing.