How effectively do you get your team the resources it needs?

Our reader poll today asks: How effectively do you get your team the resources it needs?

– Extremely — they always have everything they need: 8.7%
– Very — I get what they need most of the time: 49.13%
– Somewhat — I get them the most important things they need: 26.52%
– Not very — I have trouble getting them resources: 13.91%
– Not at all — I hardly ever get them what they need: 1.74%

Making a Case for Resources. Asking for resources simply isn’t enough. You need to make a compelling case for getting them. This means laying out the list of your organization’s priorities first and getting your boss’ agreement on the priorities. Once you have that, articulate the resources needed to accomplish those goals. When your boss sees you’re not getting down the priority list as far as they’d like, the only choice they have is to give you the resources to make it happen.

Do you agree with these poll results? Let us know in the comments below!

– Mike Figliuolo at thoughtLEADERS, LLC

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These results were originally a SmartPulse poll in SmartBrief on Leadership which tracks feedback from more than 200,000 business leaders. Get smarter on leadership and sign up for the SmartBrief on Leadership e-newsletter.