Leaders: Trust and the Team

A well accepted principle of effective leadership is that of trust. Without unconditional trust the relationship between team members and management is held together by only the very thin filament of organizational control ” Me boss – You Employee”.

Teams of Integrity: Commitment

Commitment is the ability to defy a lack of consensus and support a decision specifically when members of a team don’t naturally agree. It is a rare team, indeed, who is willing to behave in this extraordinary way. It means that when they walk out of a meeting where they have agreed to support a specific decision, there is no hallway conversation taking place. No one is angry and mumbling under their breath. Each person knows what they have committed to and understands completely what they need to do next.

Leadership: Playing Full Out on All Your Teams!

Most people think of teams in the context of sports or in a workplace environment. This is certainly true, and the concepts behind creating cohesive and intentional teams certainly apply to both of those concepts. But it also applies to a number of other teams that we don’t normally think of in our daily use of the word.

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