2 Ways to Restore Trust on Teams
This all comes back to the work. People don’t necessarily have to like each other and they must trust that what the other team members are doing and what the project manager is doing will get done.
Management vs Leadership Like Two Unicorns Sexting
It is the idea of two made up things doing something that can only happen in make-pretend land. Leadership and management are only seen and evidenced through outputs of work. The outputs of work for the manager (who is exercising leadership in their role) and the team-members whom the manager sets direction for.
The Team That Parties Together Does Not Necessarily Get Their Work Done
It is nice if people at work are all friends, but not necessary.
It is necessary that people at work know what the Goal is and understand how the work they are doing contributes to accomplishing that goal.
Organization Culture Change and Complexity
The greater your business and you can understand, handle and plan for complexity then the more likely the change that you want to have happen will happen.
Accountability for Team Goals Belong to the Team-Leader Project-Manager
Organizations don’t hire teams, don’t fire teams, and can only provide feedback based upon the work of the individual and how they contributed to the team goal.
Why should anyone follow your leadership is a stupid question
If “Why should anyone be lead by you?” is such a stupid question, why does it stump most leaders? You need competence as well as the ability to connect to be an effective leader.
How do you know if you are wrong?
This is something that constantly plagues me, wondering if what I am doing and sharing with teams and managers, with information that I believe to be right, how would I know if it was wrong.
How can we avoid poor team performance?
Two favorite images illustrating the need for Managerial-Leadership and Team Development systems to be used within companies. Great teams and managerial-leaders happen on purpose.
Why should anyone be led by you?
The question of “why should anyone be led by you?” is STUPID. It’s like asking “Why should anyone follow you?”. Lead / follow where? In what role, context, etc… There is no such thing as a free standing leadership role. Following that argument there is no such thing as a leader. There is managerial-leadership, military-leadership, BUT NOT “leadership” or “leaders” all by themselves.
Decision Making Procedure Fixed Team Problems
Making decisions as a team requires a shared understanding and procedure for accomplishment. The confusion and strife that occurs because the team cannot make a decision will ruin any progress made on the work. In order for decisions to be made quickly, and the work to be completed on-time, on-budget, within quality, while the team still gets along, a known and agreed upon procedure must be used.