LEADERSHIP
Making a Dream Team
How to become a leader who wins hearts to maximize performance
BY Hernani Alves
SHUTTERSTOCK ILLUSTRATION
A great leader loves and respects their employees . And a great leader recognizes that it is their job to uplift the team by holding everyone accountable and motivating them to strive for excellence .
Accountability is a powerful tool , but to be effective , it has to be rooted in love and desire to see your employees go further than yourself . Having a mindset of building up your team when they ’ re down and celebrating wins — big and small — for the hard-fought victories is key to making people successful .
There were many people who went out of their way to mentor and guide me , and I was able to work my way up from a part-time employee to executive of a large company . Over the years , I ’ ve studied and tested accountability techniques , and these three steps can improve your leadership capabilities and help create the dream team that you have always wanted — a team that is self-disciplined to embrace and hold each other accountable to maximize performance .
1 . Personal accountability
To be a successful leader , before implementing anything into your workplace , you must work on improving yourself . Think about some of the best leaders you have worked with and all the traits you appreciated about them . You must become , in all aspects , a shining example of what your employees should strive to
18 comstocksmag . com | May 2021