Does Your Team Work?
1. Put the Team First. In the middle of every high-performance team is a common purpose—a sense of vision and mission that unites and inspires each individual team member. Make sure you solicit participation from the team when developing the common purpose, remembering the principle that "change imposed is change opposed" and Ken Blanchard's quote: "None of us is as smart as all of us."
Wes Friesen is a proven leader and developer of high performing teams and has extensive experience in both the corporate and non-profit worlds. A former in-plant manager, he is also an award-winning university instructor and speaker, and is the president of Solomon Training and Development, which provides leadership, management and team building training. His book, Your Team Can Soar! contains 42 valuable lessons that will inspire you, and give you practical pointers to help you—and your team—soar to new heights of performance. Your Team Can Soar! can be ordered from Xulonpress.com/bookstore or wesfriesen.com. Wes can be contacted at wesmfriesen@gmail.com.
