When lead­ing a team of any size, shar­ing our pas­sion for our vision and strate­gic direc­tion is vital. A leader must get every­one engaged and focused on achiev­ing the team’s goals and tak­ing the nec­es­sary actions to real­ize them.

At the same time, we can­not afford to believe we know all the answers. We must not become insu­lated from new think­ing or ideas about how to improve.

Fresh insights can come from a vari­ety of sources, both inside and out­side our team. We must be will­ing to lis­ten and apply what we learn.

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