Tuesday, August 11, 2009

BECOMING AN EFFECTIVE TEAM LEADER

As a player, being an effective leader on your team can sometimes be a difficult balancing act. I once heard it likened to holding a dove in your hand. “Hold it too tightly and you kill it… not tightly enough and it flies away.”

Stephen Covey from Leadershipnow.com talks about this being a learning process, by adhering to 13 common behaviors of trusted leaders around the world that build -- and allow you to maintain – trust among your teammates.

When you adopt these ways of behaving, it's like holding that dove in just the right way.

1. Talk Straight
2. Demonstrate Respect
3. Create Transparency
4. Right Wrongs
5. Show Loyalty
6. Deliver Results
7. Get Better
8. Confront Reality
9. Clarify Expectation
10. Practice Accountability
11. Listen First
12. Keep Commitments
13. Extend Trust

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