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# [Be a Business Fan for Your Work Team Members](https://www.brainzooming.com/blog/be-a-business-fan-for-your-work-team-members)

 Written by [Mike Brown](https://www.brainzooming.com/blog/author/mike-brown) | Jul 5, 2011 9:50:06 AM

**Want to positively impact the daily performance of your work team?**

Here’s a creative idea – **make sure you’re a business fan of** all of your **work team members, **actively **rooting for **them to be** successful.**

**What does being a business fan mean?**

<https://www.brainzooming.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Cheer-Work-Team-4.jpg>Same as being a fan of a performer, musician, or athlete. It means** [establishing solid connections with](https://www.brainzooming.com/in-praise-of-a-holistic-team-strategy/3152/)**[ your work **team members** ](https://www.brainzooming.com/in-praise-of-a-holistic-team-strategy/3152/) and **identifying **something (or many **things**) **you celebrate **and would like to **emulate about **each of **them**.

Just as performers and athletes can rise to the occasion when their supporters are cheering them on, you also need to [**cheer **on **your work team** members](https://www.brainzooming.com/change-your-character-%e2%80%93-letting-cheerleaders-support-your-team/719/) on their **outstanding performances**.

This also implies that **when team members aren’t successful**, you still **stick with and encourage their future performances**.

It means the team genuinely feels as if [you look at them and think  "we,"](https://www.brainzooming.com/the-eleventh-day-of-gifts-greg-reid-the-power-of-we/869/) not "them."

Trust me – I understand** this isn’t always easy or even possible**. I’ve had a few people on my teams who are like reluctant star athletes - no matter what the fans do, they make it clear they don’t care about them, their appreciation, or personally rising to any occasion. That’s okay. **Sometimes you do have to change your allegiances** and not be a business fan anymore.

But the **overwhelming number of people** on your work team **will appreciate you being a vocal and visible supporter**, rewarding the team with stronger performances!

**Are you with me** on this? Do you try to be a vocal fan at work? **What positives do you see from your fandom? **- *[Mike Brown](https://www.brainzooming.com/category/category/brainzooming/page/category/implementation/?page_id=1197)*

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