Seems that teams function more smoothly when we acknowledge each other’s strengths as well as our own weaknesses. I’ve personally been involved in the tech field long enough that I’ve been exposed to lots of disciplines, methodologies, technologies and techniques. Still though, I am not expert in all these areas, even though I may think I am. Teams most all the time bring diverse and therefore a greater breadth of expertise.

This expertise can only be leveraged, it seems to me, when each and every member is willing to accept that others on the team have a higher level of skill, in certain areas, than any other member. Also though, each member must accept that he or she is best in his or her area. The team leader’s role, therefore, is to accentuate the positive abilities in each member of the team, but also, to encourage a true and realistic view of each member’s weaknesses. A delicate balance, for sure, but when found, it can truly make the difference between an effective team and one that exceeds the norm.

I’m grateful to work with a team of professional and growing folks who aspire to greatness, both individually, and as a coordinated and well-honed whole.

I was a little late to this blog mania that seems to be sweeping our society. But once I began, I never looked back. I started my foray into the realm of blogging with Yahoo! 360. I’m nearing 1000 blog posts there after being an active blogger for a bit over a year.

It’s really quite amazing how social networking technologies like this are shrinking the world. I’ve got friends in Japan, New Zealand, The Philippines, and Bosnia-Herzegovina… and every place in between. It’s interesting how we attract like minds, kindred spirits, from the vast pool of humanity that is finding its place in an online world.

I suppose there are nearly as many reasons to blog as there are people who blog. Some use it as online journals, some to spread knowledge, teaching and opinions, others blog to rant. We walk, we talk, we dance, we blog.

So, blogging, to me, is like any other form of communication. We communicate what we believe, feel, care about, are interested in, and occasionally, someone who shares our worldview finds it. And we share, and we join, and we blog….