High Performance Leadership

High performance leaders find out what their teams need. Teams won't always ask for what they need in a productive way. They might simply slow down or stop being productive. When they do, there's always a need, frequently one that they cannot fulfill on their own. Better communication... Motivation aligned with their skills... Personal development... Interpersonal intervention (when people just can't get along)... Clarification of goals, duties, responsibilities... The list is long. Do you know what your team needs? What are you doing to fulfill those needs? -- doug smith

When was the last time your team changed? If you answered "today" or "about a minute ago" you are thinking the way that I'm thinking: your team is constantly changing. Every time you add someone to your team, it changes. Every time you say goodbye to someone from your team, it changes. Your team changes when you change a process, when you change a procedure, when you change a rule, when you change the schedule...on and on your team is a relentless mixture of change. The good news is that team leaders can influence that change. You have the opportunity to change in ways that makes your team better, faster, smarter. Your change is open to better change. Changing one person on a team could change the whole team. High performance leaders build constantly, change intentionally, grow patiently. They change on purpose, and so does their team. -- doug smith

The job of a leader is to take care of, not advantage of, team members. -- doug smith

Sometimes we need to let our notion of what a good team is in order to build a great team. -- Doug Smith