202203241152 Ask for more from your people

There's a point in the 202203241154 Progression of a team where they transition from getting started to actually getting things done. At that point the team needs to push harder to become a 202109251035 High performing teams.

It's important for a leader to ask for more from their people. That transition moment is when leaders should be raising the bar for everyone.

Independent of the team evolution and productivity, growth can only happen when we take on new challenges. It's a leader's responsibility (202104291947 Our purpose as leaders is to serve others) to help their team members learn and grow.

Lastly, this aligns with a core tenant of good leadership — 202203241428 Do more with less. It's always better to be a small high performing team full of excellent members than a large team of average people. The only way to consistently have a team of excellent members is for leaders to continuously push for more excellence and give them the power to deliver on it.