Excel at work with Visualization

Challenge & Selection

As a new team lead of IT Company, I have to manage a team of 12 members. I am the responsible  person for their deliverables and their wellbeing as well. After taking position to lead team, I have  observed that team members have limited knowledge and lack of motivation is the issue here. This  affecting the deliverables as well and client are also not happy with the deliverables.

Then I decided to increase their performance at work not by forcing them to work for more time but to  excel in what they are doing and to make them understand where they were lagging behind. Change in  work sharing pattern also needed to fix the issue. So I thought of using the visualization tool here to  make them understand about the problem of the current situation and to find solution.

Application

Initially I started this by creating the present process flow of the current working pattern with sketches  and after that I encouraged them to comment on it. I have asked them to write their comments by  asking a single question like "Review yourself each process step and think what we can change here to  make it better". I have not only involved the team members but the client as well to make the work  process better.

I thought it really works as using visualization is better than directly asking question “what can we do to  make the things better?”  And I have also initiated knowledge transfer sessions once per week which are  not just about giving relevant information but by making the others to feel it more live by showing the  images. And Of course, Power point presentations also used which are the most common visualization  tools in IT Industry.

I have motivated team to use visual thinking effectively as it would make us the best in learning and  remembering new technical things. I have explained them with an example to visualize transferring data  as packets moving inside cable when they are travelling from peer to peer.

Insight & Approach

Here by using visualization tool, I made team members to understand about current situation of the  problem. Not just understanding but their participation in solving the issue. Based on over all comments  and feedback, we had come up with new changed process.

I understood that visual thinking approach not only changed their way of looking at the technology, it  also helped them to excel at their work and strengthen knowledge. Definitely I and my team members  are going to use visual thinking to get more insight for the future problems and for their solutions.


Excel at work with Visualization Challenge & Selection As a new team lead of IT Company , I have to manage a team of 12 members . I am the responsible person for their deliverables and their wellbeing as well . After taking position to lead team , I have observed that team members have limited knowledge and lack of motivation is the issue here . This affecting the deliverables as well and client are also not happy with the deliverables . Then I decided to increase their performance at work not by forcing them to work for more time but to excel in what they are doing and to make them understand where they were lagging behind . Change in work sharing pattern also needed to fix the issue . So I thought of using the visualization tool here to make them understand about the problem of the current situation and to find solution . Application Initially I started this by creating the present process flow of the current working pattern with sketches and after that I encouraged them to comment on it . I have asked them to write their comments by asking a single question like " Review yourself each process step and think what we can change here to make it better " . I have not only involved the team members but the client as well to make the work process better . I thought it really works as using visualization is better than directly asking question “ what can we do to make the things better ? ” And I have also initiated knowledge transfer sessions once per week which are not just about giving relevant information but by making the others to feel it more live by showing the images . And Of course , Power point presentations also used which are the most common visualization tools in IT Industry . I have motivated team to use visual thinking effectively as it would make us the best in learning and remembering new technical things . I have explained them with an example to visualize transferring data as packets moving inside cable when they are travelling from peer to peer . Insight & Approach Here by using visualization tool , I made team members to understand about current situation of the problem . Not just understanding but their participation in solving the issue . Based on over all comments and feedback , we had come up with new changed process . I understood that visual thinking approach not only changed their way of looking at the technology , it also helped them to excel at their work and strengthen knowledge . Definitely I and my team members are going to use visual thinking to get more insight for the future problems and for their solutions .