It is dangerous if our identity as a leader becomes more important than our identity as a child of God.

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.

Not finance. Not strategy. Not technology. It is teamwork that remains the ultimate competitive advantage, both because it is so powerful and so rare.

As difficult as it is to build a team, it is not complicated. In fact, keeping it simple is critical, whether you run the executive staff at a multi-national company, a small department within a larger organization, or even if you are merely a member of a team that needs improvement.

It's as simple as this. When people don't unload their opinions and feel like they've been listened to, they won't really get on board.

Like a good marriage, trust on a team is never complete; it must be maintained over time.

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