Collaborative Environment

A leader’s ability to create a collaborative environment through open communication and mutual understanding is undoubtedly becoming a critical leadership skill in today’s faster-paced, increasingly interconnected world. But how do you establish and maintain team harmony if those team dynamics are in constant flux? As team life spans continue to shrink in response to faster industry and market changes, how can leaders not only ensure team cohesion, but adapt to the changing team and personality dynamics that inevitably occur when old team members leave and new ones join? You might be familiar with the goals and challenges you will have to address in a team. Regardless of whether you’re the team’s leader or one of its members, it’s easy to come into these team efforts armed with what you personally want to accomplish or focus mostly what matters to you. You have to listen and observe to understand team dynamics and individual motivations.