team dynamics

Leaders need to have emotional intelligence. They are working with people and relying on people to take visions and ideas and making them concrete. It is not a leader's role to draw a map and decide the plan of action.

When shit hits the fan and you are stressed out, you want to be sure that your team members have your back, that no one suddenly jumps ship, and that everyone knows what they need to do.

For teams to become better over time they need to have information and time. I think most teams are given information about their performance. They can see if they achieved the predetermined performance indicators. However, without time to think about the feedback, its value approaches zero.

Psychological safety is based on trust but goes beyond trust. It is a belief that describes if a team is a safe space for learning. Learning doesn't just happen but is an iterative, ongoing process alternating between action and reflection.

When projects fail, communication between team members is often the cause. The sales teams making promises to clients people in operations can not deliver. Website designs are created, but the performance and accessibility issues raised by developers are not addressed.

Silos exist in most larger groups. There is no way denying that. Sometimes these are beneficial, but most often than not, they hinder innovation, result in duplicated processes and slow down decision-making.