Comments on: Leadership is a group outcome

By: Some tips for better (team) interactions « bình yên …

Some tips for better (team) interactions « bình yên … — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:22:30 +0000

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By: John Foster

John Foster — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:26:03 +0000

Hi Peggy:
Thanks for your comment! I’m sure everyone can improve their individual skills and should always be working on that, so realistically a combination is important. Yet, I believe strongly that leveraging someone’s strengths is a better path to success than trying to “fix” gaps in their core skill set. But this means relying on the strengths of other people in order to be fully functional. So in terms of “bang for the buck” I can be extreme in my point that improving relationships with others is a better return than coaching or training on a person’s individual behaviors. One exception might be “studying up” on business concepts or a relevant subject area that is core to a business.

By: Peggy Roberts

Peggy Roberts — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:41:31 +0000

Great thought, John. We are spending a lot of time and money on leadership assessment and leadership development for our CEOs, and there is an important component of leadership that pertains directly to relationship building and harnessing of relationships. I wonder if some combination of leadership and relationship development would be important to stress? Looking at how a CEO may approach your 5 points for team interaction would give me a lot of insight into his capabilities.

By: Larry Irons

Larry Irons — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:41:50 +0000

I couldn’t agree more on the overall point. Nothing compares to outcomes gained from the humility of dialog when done well by a group. It builds trust in a way that identifying an individual leader does not.