Article: If your team members are as confused as you are, how will they know what to do? As the leader, you must do the research first, have the most information on a project, and know who to assign tasks to. Do outside research on a topic or project so that when it's time to lead your team you have all of the knowledge you need to answer questions and discuss ideas. Pay attention to your team. Listen to each member and pay attention to everyone's individual strengths and skills. When doling out tasks and roles, you need to be able to give the right task to the right person. By learning everything you can about your team and the projects you are working on you can provide an authority and give your team the tools to be the most efficient. Even though leaders have to take things seriously, there is no reason you can't have fun. Just don't get too carried away. Balance the serious business at hand with regard for the morale and spirits of the team. Sometimes, you might have a bad day. The same is true for everyone on your team. If a member is lost in a task or frustrated, this is your time to shine. Use your great personality and sense of humor to help your team member. Discuss what it is that's causing stress and help your colleague with finding a solution. Helping your team is the fun part of the job. All the planning, handing out tasks, and making sure that everything is completed on time and to standards can get overwhelming. Enjoy the moments when you get to help someone with something. A demoralized team won't function. You must set the positive spirit, make the goals clear, show how the job is feasible and possible. No one will work for an impossible goal. If morale is low, encourage an open conversation about why. It may be a larger within the company as a whole that you can't quickly fix. At the very least you can come up with some creative ideas to help your team, even on a small level. Take walking meetings. No one likes sitting in a stuffy room discussing the nuts and bolts of a project. Being in motion gets the blood flowing and facilitates clarity resulting in great ideas. If you can, take your team on a walking meeting out of the office, or even just through it. Play games as a reward or as a way to brainstorm. Or throw a ball around while you have a meeting to discuss goals. Set fun team goals and reward those goals. You may have certain project goals and department-wide goals that your team has to hit, but you can come up with your own too. Perhaps you set a goal that your team has to complete a portion of a project by a certain date. If the team succeeds you go get drinks after work on your dime, or you plan a field trip day somewhere that is fun but can also help the project. This won't always be the case, but if you work in a more creative environment you may be able to take your team on an outing to foster bonding or research something that is relevant to your work. Address frustrations immediately. If you know someone is unhappy or upset, don't wait until the situation escalates. Talk to that person and work on a solution together. This not only shows that you are paying attention, but that you care.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Know what you are talking about. Enjoy being a leader. Pay attention to morale.

When someone close to you is dealing with a bad situation after a breakup, it can be difficult for everyone involved, including you. You may wonder how you can make the situation easier, what you should do, or what you should say. You can cope with the situation and help them cope by offering a helping hand, a hug, or even just a smile. Whether it is your parents divorcing, or a friend ending a long-term relationship, tell them that you care and want to be there for them. You could say, "I know this is a really tough time for you. I want you to know I care about you and want to be here for you. If you want to, we can just sit here." Do little things that you know will be helpful like walking their dog, cooking a meal, or washing dishes. Whatever the bad situation, and no matter how much you want to make things better after the breakup, you have to set boundaries to the support you give. In order for you to cope with the situation, you've got to know what you can and can't handle and you've got to express this. Make a list of things that you are and aren't okay doing to provide support. For example, you might write, "I can spend all day with my friend Saturday, but I can't skip school to be there for her on Monday". Tell the people involved what your limits are. For instance, you might tell your dad, "I'm okay with talking about the divorce and this whole situation, but not with badmouthing Mom or you." Everyone heals in their own way and at their own pace. There is no right way or time limit for getting over a breakup. It may take the people involved, and you, varying amounts of time to work through this bad situation. The best way to cope with a bad situation after the breakup of someone close to you is to be patient. Be patient with the ex-couple. It may take one, or both, of them time to work through their feelings and move on from what happened. For example, if your mom cries at everything after your parents' divorce, remind yourself, "I need to be patient. This divorce is hard for her and she needs time." Be patient with yourself. Don't try to get over the breakup in a hurry. You have feelings that you need to work through, as well. Tell yourself, "This breakup is a bad situation for me, too, but I can work through it if I'm patient with myself and give everyone time to heal." You do have to deal with negative parts, but you should also look for and point out the positive things that can come from the breakup. Looking for the bright side will help you cope with this situation better and help everyone else cope with the breakup. For example, you could remind your friend that now she can move to that part of town that she loves but her ex hated. Or you might tell your mom, "The divorce is hard on us all, but I've noticed it's given you the freedom to spend more time on your painting." One coping technique for any situation is doing things that improve your mood and make you feel happier. Cope with a bad situation after someone else breaks up by doing something fun to relieve some of your emotional and physical stress. For instance, you could go for a game of putt-putt golf with your dad or visit an antique store with your mom. You could take your sister out for frozen yogurt after her breakup or catch a concert with your friend after their breakup. Don't forget to do something fun just for you. Doing things you enjoy will help you cope with the bad situation, so go skating or catch the latest 3D movie.
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Be there for the person. Set limits. Be patient. Focus on the positive. Do something fun.