The Role of a Leader in Creating Team Performance

As a leader, you have the power to either help or hinder your team's performance. Which will it be?

The best leaders concentrate on their individual team members' strengths and make weaknesses irrelevant. When you discover what strengths each of the people you manage possess, you can place people where they are called on to employ those strengths and capitalize on them.

By putting your employees in positions where they maximize their potential, you can boost the overall performance of your team. Start by following these three simple steps:

1. Create a list of your employees.
   
   
2. Identify strengths and weaknesses by placing a "+" next to each strength and a "-" next to each challenge area.
   
   
3. Consider job roles you have asked them to fill. Is there a good match between the competencies required to excel at their job and their identified strengths? Does their job function make the best use of their assets? If not, reassess the role you have given them.

By matching strengths to job roles, not only will your team members have more opportunity to succeed, but they will also feel more job satisfaction and contribute more effectively to the team.