How to Be an Effective Team Leader

It has nothing to do with a cheesy poster on the wall

On planet Earth, there are millions of teams. They are everywhere — in schools, businesses, communities, sports, organizations, armies, religions, and jails. If you are reading this, it is very likely that you are either a member of a team or a leader of a team.

Some of the teams you belong to are achieving their goals. Some are not. In either case, there is a 95% chance that somebody is playing the role of leader, captain, coach, coordinator, or director. You know, the person where the buck supposedly stops.

While there are thousands of books on the subject, very few people have the time or desire to read even one of these books. And, even if they did, reading a book doesn’t guarantee success. Because, in the end, the reader of even the best book on team leadership will need to translate what they read into action.

The reality is this: very few team leaders understand what it really means to be a team leader and how to be a team leader — especially those who have been drafted into the position by someone further up the food chain.

And so, to save you a ridiculous amount of time and the illusion that there is some kind of formula or roadmap to ensure team success (there isn’t), I’m offering you…