As a leader, you're probably not doing a good job unless your employees can do a good impression of you when you're not around.

Great teams do not hold back with one another. They are unafraid to air their dirty laundry. They admit their mistakes, their weaknesses, and their concerns without fear of reprisal.

Success comes only for those groups that overcome the all-too-human behavioral tendencies that corrupt teams and breed dysfunctional politics within them.

As a leader, you're probably not doing a good job unless your employees can do a good impression of you when you're not around.

People will walk through fire for a leader that's true and human.

Members of trusting teams admit weaknesses and mistakes, take risks in offering feedback and assistance, and focus time and energy on important issues, not politics.

Team members who are not genuinely open with one another about their mistakes and weaknesses make it impossible to build a foundation for trust.