What it means:

90% of leadership is getting the right people on the proverbial bus and getting them to work well together. However, these things don’t happen by accident. These skills take time to develop and are often improved by starting or stopping something. Here is a good place to begin:

Now is the time to start:

1. Defining specific values and traits that are important to be on your team

2. Coaching team members to higher levels of excellence

3. Evaluating the rate of growth in yourself and others

Now is the time to stop:

1. Settling for team members that aren’t talented

2. Investing in team members who aren’t working to grow themselves

3. Allowing high performers who hurt the team to stay

What it means:

The brain is naturally wired to look for what’s wrong versus what is right. It’s easy to look at the gaps or weaknesses in someone versus evaluating their gains or strengths.

It’s essential to address areas of improvement, but it’s equally important to recognize and celebrate team members’ strengths. Focusing on gains first can be a great way to inspire and encourage team members to elevate their weaknesses. This can also be a great way to better allocate tasks and responsibilities to someone who might be in the wrong role, not on the wrong team.

What it means:

It would be unbelievable to find an ideal candidate or team member. However, they don’t exist. When you carry a perfectionist mindset into people, it takes you further away from making progress on finding the right team.

There is no perfect team; there is only the right team.

You aren’t perfect, and you shouldn’t have unrealistic expectations of what your team members or family members should be. Get the big things right like core values, attitude, and coachability and you will be on your way to making progress as a team.

Keep Leading Your Best,

John Eades | CEO LearnLoft

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