Two Questions...

Two questions that can change your life from Daniel Pink on Vimeo.

What's your sentence?

Was I better today than yesterday?

- Daniel Pink

“How can I help make a group into a team?”

A leader might consider the following qualities in his or her team members:

• Loyalty: “Respecting the people you work with and the team goals.”

• Good character: “Having a desirable set of beliefs and values.”

• Ambition: “Desire to work with the team.”

• Dependability: “Able to be trusted with responsibility.”

• Hardworking: “Willing and able to complete a job at a quality level.”

• Good attitude: “Focuses on the team’s success.”

• Goal-oriented: “Puts forward resources to accomplish the team’s purpose.”

• Open-minded: “Willing to take in new ideas and work with people.”

• Communication: “Able to share information effectively and appropriately.”

A few technical skills, knowledge or experience you may have considered are:

• Technical skills or talents specific to the task.

• Knowledge about rules or regulations.

• Experience having working on something similar.

“Responsibilities of a Leader on a Team”
• Listener: “Is willing to listen and not always talk. Active listening must be practiced.”
• Motivator: “Is able to be the catalyst and get the team going. Team leaders are
responsible for moving the team to accomplish its task as well as recognizing and
celebrating accomplishments.”
• Chemist: “Builds chemistry, harmony and trust in the team.”
• Educator: “Provides information and strives to build themselves and team members.”
• Responsibility Taker: “Is willing to shoulder responsibility for the team. Works closely with the team to create agendas, plan outcomes and ensure next steps are assigned.”
• Facilitator: “Opens up communication lines between team members, assists with
meetings, encourages quiet members to speak up and, when necessary, shuts down
those members who might try to dominate.”
• Vision Creator: “Helps develop and guide the team toward their common purpose.”
• Chief: “Finds the best people and assembles the best team possible. Organizes the team and secures meeting space, resources and clearing boundaries.