PILOT Your Team

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Do some of your team members sit in meetings like they’re on a plane stuck on the runway? It may be time to “PILOT” instead of merely manage them. This method incorporates potential, implementation, leadership, optimization and tenacity to inspire team members to contribute and become more involved and invested in the organization.

No one asks themselves, “How can I be an average leader today?” Every day, you need to show your teams that you believe in the vision of your organization and in the work that they are doing. To do this effectively, you need to be the “Pilot in Command” and lead from you are, in order to drive the action.

You want your teams to willingly follow you. The following PILOT guidelines help your team become more motivated and also realize their own potential.

P – Potential

Leaders develop others’ potential: to be a better person, to perform better in their job, and to be better equipped to grow into leadership. Leaders develop leaders. But you may not understand how?
To develop leaders, you must be someone that they can emulate. Show your employees that you are learning alongside them. Your employees want to learn from the way that you handle failure and you can do so with grace and ease. When your employees see you fail, they see that you are just like them. You are still learning and working at becoming a better leader. As a leader, you need …

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