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These questions are not to be asked every now and then – rather they are to be asked daily!

How Can I Make My Team Better?

• Ask questions. Listen. Learn. Lead.
  • This was the #1 approach of John Wooden. He stated that I have to find my team in order to lead my team.
  • Pat Summit of the University of Tennessee women’s basketball stated that she was leading by assumption – “I did not know what my team was thinking.
  • It is said that 70% of American workers are not in their strength zone.
  • Improvement in this first question is a result of good communication
  • What do I want them to know?
  • What do they want me to know?
  • Positioning – How can I help them succeed? If you are out of position you will never succeed.
  • Game Plan – What do I want them to do?

Am I A Good Example For My Team?

• We are all visual – show me! Model growth for me and give me the resources for growth!
• I need to model growth for clarity! I must model growth for credibility!
• What am I doing right now that enhances the culture of the team? Where am I going tomorrow?
• There are 3 crucial questions followers are asking every day of their leaders.
  • Do you care about me? – Do you demonstrate genuine care?
  • Can you help me? Are you in fact helping your team or driving them?
  • Can I trust you? Am I a trustworthy leader?

Do I Create A Growth Environment for My Team?

• We get to the top by our giftedness. We can only stay on top by our growth!
• People will work hard to make a company better. But what they most want is to know that I am getting better!
• Create a Leadership Bubble for people to grow into versus creating a leadership pothole for people to fall into.
• Qualities of a Growth Environment
  • Others are ahead of you
  • You are continually challenged
  • Your focus is forward
  • The atmosphere is affirming
  • You are often out of your comfort zone
  • You wake up excited
  • Failure is not your enemy
  • Others are growing
  • People desire change
  • Growth is modeled and expected

Do I Evaluate How Much Time I Give Each Team Member

• The Pareto Principle states that you give 80% of your time to the top 20% of your Team that will yield 80% of the returns.
• You have my heart, but you earn my time!

Am I Developing Depth For My Team?

• Great Teams have
  • Relationship depth – Connection
  • Diversity Depth – Completion
  • Servanthood Depth – Care
  • Skill Depth – Competence
  • Leadership Depth – Continuity & Clarity
  • Growth Depth – Capacity

• Two questions you must ask
  • Am I developing myself?
  • Am I developing others?

Evaluate these 5 questions on developing a team using a scale of 1-5. Ask your team to evaluate you using the same scale and the same questions. Use this information for discussion and growing.

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Music:  “8th Anniversary by Diamond Ortiz