Thinking about the characteristics of an ideal innovative leader that were just identified: someone with a vision, who is trustworthy, who has the expertise required for the role, and who has good communication skills; do you believe that you possess some or all of these qualities? Are you already on your way to becoming an ideal innovative leader?

The leader is the person team members look to for guidance, shared vision and help; the one they trust with their ideas to help push them forward and create something magical.

As we discussed before, the team’s success hinges on the leader.

As a leader, are you letting your teammates shine? Are you letting them each play to their strengths for the betterment of the team, the company?

I am sure we can all think back to a time where we had a leader who was not thinking about the betterment of the entire team, a leader that focused on singling people out for their mistakes. How did that make you feel? Is that a good way to motivate people? Of course not, it is the best way to isolate your team and often leads to under-productive team members.