The Way Forward is Through: Dynamics and mechanics of effective teams

An Excerpt:

Dysfunctional team dynamics can be confounding. Otherwise competent leaders can feel deskilled in the face of trying to manage an ineffective team. Some leaders will blame themselves. Others will blame their teams. Still others will avoid the topic altogether and justify mediocrity, either mistaking average performance for excellence or jettisoning excellence as a goal altogether.

The rare leader focuses attention on diagnosing the problem — their roles and the roles of others — and crafts a solution that models accountability. If leaders want their teams to reach their highest potential, they must grapple with the issues in the way. We cannot go around the problem, over it, or under it. The way forward is through…