Balance the Optimism on Your Team

Do you lead a team of optimists? Do they expect to succeed no matter what?

Positive energy is powerful. Building optimistic teams can lead to better results. Creating the kinds of teams that people enjoy working with facilitates your success. But, is it possible to be too positive?

High performance leaders must manage their focus and their balance. By centering our view points and attitudes, and remaining open to all kinds of possibilities (even the ones that we would not choose) we stand a much better chance of overcoming obstacles and achieving our goals.

Successful leaders balance optimism with realism almost every minute.

They ask questions like:

• what's the best thing that could happen under these circumstances?
• what's the worst thing that could happen?
• what are our strengths that will serve us well today?
• where are our challenges that could trip us up?
• do we show signs of a positive and affirming attitude
• do we have a grasp on reality so that we're not surprised by an issue, a shortcoming, or a challenge?

Where does your team stand? If it stands somewhere in the middle that's OK. As the leader, part of your job is to regulate the energy on your team so that it is both empowering and protective. It's not always easy. That's where the science of team leadership meets the art of centered leadership. Balance, focus, and attitude. You influence them more than you'll ever know.

How is the balance on your team today?

-- Douglas Brent Smith

Interested in developing your team? Bring our one day workshop Building Your Team to your location and explore what it takes to balance and enhance the people, processes, problems, and performance of your team.

doug@frontrangeleadership.com