Respond to the posts on topic: What makes a team truly successful over the long run? How can leaders ensure that once achieved success can be maintained?

by Vijay Babu Addagada 

What makes a team truly successful over the long run? How can leaders ensure that once achieved success can be maintained? 

For this discussion let’s talk about which team truly will be successful over the long run and how the team leaders can ensure that is maintained. A team is a group of members from various cultures, background and knowledge working towards achieving a common goal or trying to solve a problem by working together. A team can be successful only if all the team members work together like a single organism says Glenn Llopis (October 2012). The team members should understand each other, gain trust, help each other and complement each other so that the goals they are trying to reach or the problem they are trying to solve seem effortless. 

We all work in teams right from our childhood, we have seen best teams winning awards and rewards. For a team to be successful a leader plays a key role, right from hiring the best team members for his/her team the team leader needs to understand the skills of each person in the team and encouraging in that direction. Also, constant appreciation is very much necessary for the team to be always motivated which generates a positive attitude, makes the team member equally wanted and make them feel belonged in the team. A successful team leader not only designs a strategic vision but also train and lead the team in that direction without any friction between the team members. This is the way any successful team can be maintained and progressed in the organization. 

A team leader can course correct the decision made by making hard decision and establish standard set of rules to thrive the team towards the successfully path. A successful leader can maintain the team successfully by paying attention to each and every detail in the team management for its durability. 

References:

Glenn Llopis. October 2012. 6 Ways Successful Teams Are Built to Last. Retrieved online at: https://www.forbes.com/sites/glennllopis/2012/10/01/6-ways-successful-teams-are-built-to-last/?sh=6ce2daae2b55 

Annie Grace Wilson. March 2015. 10 Most Important Leadership Skills for Team Success. Retrieved online at: https://www.eskill.com/blog/important-leadership-skills-for-team-success/