Team Resources

It might seem obnoxious to cite oneself, but I recently wrote a blog on this topic Feel free to take a look.

https://www.projectmanagement.com/blog-pos...Project-Manager

Sorry to disegree but there is nothing bad to call people resources because the term is taken from the economic theory. It has no sense waste time about it. Returning to the point you have to manage it as other type of resources. You can take a look to Goldratt's Theory of Constraints which is not his "invention", he took it from Operations Investigation Theory and you can find it inside Lean too.

All team member must be respective, not treat as a resource.

1) Try and understand what motivates your People (intrinsic motivators) and assign tasks that can help them advance their careers or build new skills.
2) Identify skills gaps and arrange for training.
3) Have a one-on-one with under-performing team member and try to resolve issues . Escalate to line manager if not resolved.
4) Encourage team building exercises.
5) Bring in an external coach if required with Agile practices.
6) Provide an environment of Psychological safety and encourage the team to speak up and indulge in healthy , productive discussions.
7) Try different problem solving techniques.

Start by NOT referring to them as "resources"...