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the unit’s overall goals. For instance, you might
explain to your employees that immediately
updating the client database with revised order
status information (rather than making daily
or even weekly updates) helps ensure that all
members of the team have access to the latest
fi gures and can respond accurately to client
queries—thereby meeting your organization’s
targets for customer satisfaction ratings.
• Articulate goals, expected outcomes, and mea-
sures of success. Also, create clear guidelines for
follow-up, monitoring, and feedback. Having
detailed conversations about these issues up
front minimizes wasted time and resources
and ensures that the work will be completed
successfully—and allows you to hold your staff ...