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Leadership
How You Can Start Getting the Most Out of Your Team
As leaders, the focus tends to be on hitting targets and passing through milestones. As we try our best to motivate our people forward, we also need to remember to provide them with the support to get them there.
A balance needs to be found between developing your people to become stronger whilst pushing them forward. Improving your people can sometimes feel like a delay towards your goal. However, trying to push your team there too quickly may also lead to problems.
In this short, I will highlight two questions that have helped me find the balance leaders need between these two.
Does My Environment Nurture Growth and Productivity?
It is easy to envision our progress in business as somewhat of a race. We assume that the faster we are heading towards our goals, the better. Although at first glance this looks good, it could lead to a toxic culture where everyone is neglecting other essential aspects of work.
Instead of seeing progress like a car on a race track, see it like a plant in a pot. Unlike racing, going as fast as possible is not the objective of growing a plant. Instead, it is about giving it just enough water, sunlight and nutrients to grow at its own pace.
