Principled Leadership
From Teamwork: What Must Go Right/What Can Go Wrong by Carl E. Larson and Frank M.J. Lafasto, 1989.
Responsibilities of Team Leaders
- Avoid compromising the team's objective with political issues.
- Exhibit personal commitment to the team's goal.
- Do not dilute the team's efforts with too many priorities.
- Be fair and impartial toward all team members.
- Be willing to confront and resolve issues associated with inadequate performance by team members.
- Be open to new ideas and information from team members.
Create a Supportive Decisionmaking Climate
- Trust team members with meaningful levels of responsibility.
- Provide team members with the necessary autonomy to achieve results.
- Present challenging opportunities that stretch the individual abilities of team members.
- Recognize and reward superior performance.
- Stand behind the team and support it.
Responsibilities of Team Members
- Demonstrate a realistic understanding of my role.
- Demonstrate objective and fact-based judgments.
- Collaborate effectively with other team members.
- Make the team goal a higher priority than any personal objective.
- Demonstrate a willingness to devote whatever effort is necessary to achieve team success.
- Be willing to share information, perceptions, and feedback openly.
- Help other team members as needed and appropriate.
- Demonstrate high standards of excellence.
- Stand behind and support team decisions.
- Demonstrate courage of conviction by directly confronting important issues.
- Demonstrate leadership in ways that contribute to the team's success.
- Respond constructively to feedback from others.
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