The Leadership Journey Part Two: Leads the Team
The Leader Factor - A podcast by LeaderFactor - Tuesdays
Tim and Junior continue their Leadership Journey series by diving into part two on leading teams. They discuss the challenges leaders face when transitioning from individual contributor to managing others.0:02:15 - Transitioning from independent contributor to leading a team requires a fundamental shift in mindset and skills. It's often under supported by organizations.0:08:50 - The team is the basic unit of performance for solving complex problems, not the individual. Adopting a team mindset is critical.0:13:06 - Promoted leaders can struggle with the loss of their technical identity and skills which defined them previously.0:19:52 - Building trust enables teams to accomplish more together. The components of trust are integrity, mutual respect, competence, communication and initiative.0:36:35 - Effective coaching is not telling. It's collaborative, leverages strengths and transfers ownership and critical thinking.LinksPart 1 of the Leadership Journey SeriesEQindex™ Live Event