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What are the most common mistakes leaders make when building a team?

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Building a team is one of the most important skills for any leader, especially in the field of business development. A strong team can help you achieve your goals, expand your network, and generate more value for your clients. However, many leaders make common mistakes that can undermine their team's performance, morale, and collaboration. In this article, we will explore some of these mistakes and how to avoid them.

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Lokesh Parwani PMP?

(PMP)?| Business Operations | Group Procurement | Project Management | Compliance | Vendor Sourcing | Contract…
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Business Development Director| IFC Certified Corporate Governance Director | Board Advisor| Global Product…
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1 Lack of clarity

One of the most common mistakes leaders make when building a team is not defining the team's purpose, vision, and expectations clearly. Without clarity, your team members may feel confused, frustrated, or unmotivated. They may not understand their roles, responsibilities, or goals. They may also have conflicting or unrealistic expectations of each other or the leader. To avoid this mistake, you need to communicate your team's purpose, vision, and expectations clearly and frequently. You need to align your team's objectives with the organization's strategy and values. You also need to provide feedback, recognition, and support to your team members regularly.

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Rafik Zahy

Business Development Director| IFC Certified Corporate Governance Director | Board Advisor| Global Product Management|B2B Expert| Specialty Chemicals| Pharmaceuticals| Ingredients|
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The absence of clear direction and uncertainty surrounding even the most basic matters within the workplace are significant errors when it comes to fostering a cohesive team. Additionally, displaying favoritism towards a particular team member, regardless of the accomplishments of others, is also a major misstep.

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Dennis Fischer

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Understanding roles, responsibilities and objectives: 1. Individual version for focus: everyone receives a factsheet on their role, responsibilities and objectives. Everyone makes notes on it for their own implementation. Involve, instead of reading off. 2. Team version as an overview: a visualised map that shows the team at a glance with roles, responsibilities and goals (with photos of the employees, designed in the company design, lively instead of a flow chart). The strategy is at the top. The poster hangs visibly in the office. This is already presented in the interview. And consolidated in 3-month workshops in the team.

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2 Lack of diversity

Another common mistake leaders make when building a team is not embracing diversity. Diversity means having a variety of perspectives, backgrounds, skills, and experiences in your team. Diversity can help your team generate more ideas, solve problems more creatively, and adapt to changing situations more effectively. However, many leaders tend to hire or select people who are similar to themselves or who fit a certain stereotype. This can limit your team's potential, create blind spots, and foster groupthink. To avoid this mistake, you need to seek out and value diversity in your team. You need to respect and appreciate the differences among your team members. You also need to create an inclusive and respectful culture where everyone can contribute and learn from each other.

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Wesley S.

Digital Transformation | Leader | Data Science | Analytics | Tech Evangelist | Entrepreneur | Mentor and Advocate for SA Business and Youth Growth
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In my 15-year leadership journey, I faced challenges with a US team, encountering bias linked to my third-world origin. Team dynamics marginalized my input, and the team lead subtly favored bias toward US members. Despite a positive company and peers, leadership within my team struggled. In a marginalized work environment, thought leaders must pose crucial questions. What steps address biases in decision-making? How do we encourage open dialogue for diverse ideas, and are there mechanisms to rectify voice prioritization? As a thought leader, I advocate asking challenging questions to drive positive changes for a more inclusive work environment. While confronting for resistant leaders, it's vital to challenge their flawed system.

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3 Lack of trust

A third common mistake leaders make when building a team is not cultivating trust. Trust means having confidence in your team members' abilities, intentions, and actions. Trust can help your team collaborate more effectively, communicate more openly, and resolve conflicts more constructively. However, many leaders fail to establish or maintain trust in their team. They may micromanage, criticize, or blame their team members. They may also withhold information, avoid feedback, or break promises. To avoid this mistake, you need to demonstrate and inspire trust in your team. You need to delegate, empower, and coach your team members. You also need to share information, seek feedback, and honor commitments.

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Nii Lante Mills

Marketing and Brand Strategist| Google Certified Digital Marketer| Business Development| Writer| Author and Speaker.
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While I acknowledge that it is difficult to trust people in setting up a team, a leader must let go of every fear and foster oneness to help the team share their interests with him. It is easier to trust once the team sees the leader's willingness and passion towards the execution of the vision. Many of my team members got on board once they saw how passionate I was towards the goals of our organization. It was nothing more than seeing the success of our organization.

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4 Lack of engagement

A fourth common mistake leaders make when building a team is not fostering engagement. Engagement means having a sense of passion, commitment, and ownership in your team. Engagement can help your team perform better, learn faster, and grow stronger. However, many leaders neglect or undermine engagement in their team. They may not involve their team members in decision making, goal setting, or problem solving. They may also ignore or dismiss their team members' opinions, suggestions, or emotions. To avoid this mistake, you need to encourage and enable engagement in your team. You need to involve your team members in meaningful and challenging tasks. You also need to listen to and act on their input, feedback, and emotions.

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5 Lack of learning

A fifth common mistake leaders make when building a team is not promoting learning. Learning means acquiring new knowledge, skills, and insights in your team. Learning can help your team improve, innovate, and stay ahead of the competition. However, many leaders stifle or hinder learning in their team. They may not provide or support learning opportunities, resources, or tools for their team members. They may also discourage or punish mistakes, failures, or experiments. To avoid this mistake, you need to create and sustain a learning environment in your team. You need to provide and support learning opportunities, resources, and tools for your team members. You also need to celebrate and learn from mistakes, failures, and experiments.

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6 Here’s what else to consider

This is a space to share examples, stories, or insights that don’t fit into any of the previous sections. What else would you like to add?

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Lokesh Parwani PMP?

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Trust is essential in any organization, and leaders play a crucial role in building and maintaining it. When employees trust their leaders, they are more engaged, productive and loyal to the company. Some of the common mistakes are: 1. Micromanaging the team 2. Not Acknowledging 3. Oversharing Underdeveloped Plans 4. Not Encouraging Direct Communication 5. Discussing Employee Performance With Others 6. Lack of feedback 7. Not delegating 8. Failing to have clear goals 9. Changing decisions with no reasons 10. Being unapproachable 11. Not recognizing teamwork

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