Meetings
Instead of checking availability one-on-one for your in-person germany phone number list free or video meetings, check team calendars for availability. This keeps your team on task and saves you a lot of time in the organization process. Everyone involved should receive a notification and agenda, allowing you to keep meetings concise and more likely to complete projects on time.
Obviously, you’ll need to make sure all your communication channels are up and running before you start work. From your project management and video calling software to emails, instant messaging and notifications enabled, it’s your responsibility to have the right tools in place for your communication policy.
Hold Your Team (and Your Customers!) Accountable
To complete projects on time, you need to be in control of what's going on, but that doesn't mean micromanaging every aspect and stressing out your team (and yourself).
We mentioned earlier that you can assign your clients to be observers on your tasks. But there’s more to accountability than just being an observer. Each of your tasks should have a responsible person, someone who is responsible for making sure you get a quality task done on time. This is, at its most basic, delegation, which helps you as a manager to see the project as a whole from a broader perspective.
Delegation not only gives you a single clear point of contact for each task, but accountability goes hand in hand with ownership. When your team takes ownership of tasks, they take pride in the work they do, which is a great motivator to help you complete projects on time.
It’s okay to hold your clients accountable, too. You don’t have to treat them like royalty, as long as your communication is professional but assertive and you explain their importance. If you need to nudge them, explain it through your project timeline and review the consequences of their delayed work.
Make it clear that it is their responsibility to give you all the information and resources you need to complete projects on time. Missing documentation, slow responses, or last-minute changes can seriously impact your plans and cause delays.