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.

March 1st, 2007    posted by: Steve Robison, Sr. of Inclind, Inc

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