Tough times can ruin your team - How do you get them back on track?
Tough times can ruin the focus of your team. As a leader, if you don't do something, not only can your people become fractured, but the project, the service, all that you have been working for is in jeopardy.
How do you get your team back on track, despite the circumstances?
It is YOUR responsibility. IT starts with prayer. Asking God for His guidance and wisdom.
Next, it requires patience to hear the concerns of you team members. YOU may not be disturbed, but they are, and they need to know that you have heard them and understand their fears, concerns and worries.
Last, you must offer perspective. You MAY BE as worried as they are, but from your time of prayer, and your focus on the Savior, you must step out of yourself and offer perspective that carries with it the truth of God's Word, the truth of the greatness of God and the presence of the Holy Spirit.
Easy? Never. Essential? Absolutely. Does it work? Yes....
Effective Leadership or Team Dissension
Effective leadership = vision, passion, direction.
Under this type of leadership teams thrive. BUT what happens when there is a void, another leader doesn't perform, or leaves? Typically, someone who is not supposed to lead, or does not have the skills to lead, tries to step into leadership. Dissension arises. And if something is not done quickly, chaos spreads.
To stabilize your team, you must act fast. To keep peace and momentum, you either have to place the person who you have been training into that leadership position, or, if you have trained no one, then you must assume temporary leadership yourself.
When you do, peace will again reign, direction will be pursued and effectiveness will be maintained.
Blessings,
Vance
Dr. Vance Hardisty