Getting Started with Leading Teams

Tak­ing on a team lead­er­ship role can be excit­ing and chal­leng­ing. How­ev­er, it’s also true that even peo­ple who feel ready to lead a team soon find them­selves over­whelmed with the respon­si­bil­i­ties, new chal­lenges, and sit­u­a­tions they face. Often this is because we step into lead­er­ship roles with­out know­ing what to expect. We can be bet­ter pre­pared by learn­ing about the four stages of team devel­op­ment, the five team lead­er­ship pit­falls to avoid, and the sev­en key capa­bil­i­ties of team leaders.