How do you help your team understand how their work fits into the bigger picture without overwhelming them with details?

<p>This panel has decades of combined experience running a host of different types of teams.</p> <p> </p> <p>Kevin Wash started us off. His expertise is in sales for international property development. From his point of view, you can share the goal numbers and where the company is along the path to achieving that goal. It is a very clear metric and not overwhelming at all.</p> <p> </p> <p>Brandon Mahoney went next. He is a master of sales as well but in the startup arena. He agrees with Kevin that the first thing you need is very clear company goals (side note – I would have assumed that was a given but it seems that is not always the case).</p> <p> </p> <p>Dr Bob Choat has experience in too many industries to list here. He talked about using storytelling to help people be engaged in the company mission and goals. He also shared about the new app project he is working on and how the three individuals involved have had to shift from personal mission to joint mission.</p> <p> </p> <p>When I worked in corporate, I never knew how what I did mattered to the company goals. I asked this panel if they thought that was every okay. They all shook their heads no. I asked them to explain what they thought that.</p> <p> </p> <p>I then followed up by asking how much a front-line employee really needs to know. Kevin made an interesting point saying every employee needs to know the impact if they do a bad job.</p> <p> </p> <p>Do you agree that everyone in an organization needs to know how they fit into the larger picture? Or does it not matter for people who are just coming in and doing their job? If it does matter, how much do they really need to know?</p> <p> </p> <p>Connect with the panelists:</p> <p>Brandon Mahoney: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drstartup/</p> <p>Co-Founder of Launch Point Labs, National venture firm where he is the expert in creating sales departments. He is known as Dr Startup and based on the west coast of the US.</p> <p> </p> <p>Dr. Bob Choat: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobchoat/</p> <p>He has eight years