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Leading a marketing team is a big job. You have to define and communicate a marketing strategy, know how and when to give constructive feedback, and deliver it in a positive manner without disrupting team morale and productivity.

Here are some tips that will help you provide feedback clearly, concisely and respectfully:

• Be clear and concise – Address your team with a clear message, and get straight to the point. Explain why you’re bringing a particular issue to their attention so that they can better understand where you’re coming from and be more motivated to actively change for the better. 
• Set emotions aside – No matter what, always separate your emotions so that you can address your team in a calm, collective manner. If you go into a conversation angry or frustrated you’re only going to leave them in a defensive state causing miscommunication, unresponsive action and shut-down. 

Managers are busy people and the to-do list tends to keep growing. The problem is that you only have so many hours in the day to accomplish these tasks. If you want to become more productive, you need to shrink your to-do list. 

As happy workers tend to be productive ones, there are clear benefits to keeping people engaged and motivated at work. Even the most self-motivated employees need a little nudge here and there. Your job as a manager is to keep your employees motivated. Here are 4 ways you can do just that.