No one is ever successful alone. Whether it is at home or at work, you need other people to buy into and support your success. You need to think of the people closest to you as part of a winning team that is committed to a common goal: each other’s success and happiness. This idea translates easily into a work context, but not always so easily at home. However, there truly is no difference. And, I would argue that the most important team in anyone’s life is their family.
The keys to building a successful team are simple, straightforward, and time-tested:
- Everyone needs to understand and agree on what success looks like, and it should always be perceived as a mutual win-win objective.
- The team needs to best leverage the strengths of its individual participants and mitigate their weaknesses.
- Every member of the team needs to feel equally valued and important.
- Performance discussions should take place in an open and transparent manner.
- All teams inevitably encounter conflict, and a productive mechanism is necessary for addressing disagreements when they arise.
- The foundation of any winning team is a shared sense of values around what is important, as well as the culture that emerges from these beliefs.
- Strong teams don’t shy away from challenges or adversity; instead, they become stronger because of them.
- The only constant for the team is change. Definitions of success may change, people may change, roles will change, and circumstances will change. High-performing teams embrace change and are adaptive, flexible, and understanding of one another when these changes occur.
I’ve always believed that your success and happiness in business and life are related to the people you spend the most time with. If you begin to look at these individuals as part of a winning team, you are building a life that is happy and mutually beneficial, and more good things are likely to happen.
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- Become A Leader Others Want To Follow (forbes.com)