There are lots of 'I's in 'Team'
"There's no I in TEAM"
As you advance in your career, and things are not going well, you could bet that someone drags out that "motivational" talk again. At this point, some smarta** usually pipes up "But there is an I in WIN".
You advance some more, and you are now leading a team. Things start to take a turn for the worse, and you hear that well worn phrase forming on your lips...
Give it up. Banish this phrase from your vocabulary.
Teams need to work together. But teams are not composed of homogenous androgynous robotic people.
Marcus Buckingham, in his book "The One Thing You Need to Know" describes Leadership as the ability to motivate people around the things that are common to all, and Managing as working with individuals, and their unique blend of strengths and capabilities.
Your skill in recognizing and leveraging the core skills of your team will allow you to build a high performing group of individuals who work together to accomplish great things.
This book is full of great advice for IT (and non IT) leaders.
Highly Recommended.
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About the Author:
I'm convinced that IT leadership needs to dramatically change how IT is delivered rather than being relegated to a costly overhead department.
In addition to transforming IT in my role as CIO, I look for every opportunity to talk about this... writing, speaking and now blogging on BeBee ( www.bebee.com/@kevin-pashuk ) , LinkedIn, ITWorld Canada, or at TurningTechInvisible.com.
I also shoot things... with my camera. Check out my photostream at www.flickr.com/photos/kwpashuk
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