You’ve always known that you are a team player, and you’ve probably always known that you are ready to take on the task of team leadership. However, what you might not know is that no matter how good you are at team leadership, and no matter what kind of a team player you are, personal development is a way to make you stronger, more successful, and better and what you do, overall. 

Personal development means that you are focusing on the skills that you have in order to improve them, and also that you are learning new skills that can benefit you life in general, and of course, benefit the team. When you are working on your personal development, it means that you are never finished learning. You are a strong, successful person and you are focusing on ways that you can make yourself even more so. Working on personal development allows you to become even more concrete in the areas that you know you excel, and begin to develop brand new skills that are going to be beneficial to everyone. 

A team leader is someone who is good at personal development. This is because as you go through life, and as you lead your team, things do not stay the same. Part of personal development is focusing on changing for the better, and helping yourself to learn the skills that are necessary for you to change. When you become the leader of a team, no matter what that team is dealing with and no matter what level of expertise that team is at, you are going to be working with the same people over time. You are also going to be doing the same things, no matter what business you are working in, and no matter what number of things you have to do as a team leader. However, as time goes on, you know that you are going to have to change the way you do things. New technologies come to the forefront, and there is always something different that you can do to make your team run smoother and to help your business excel. Therefore, you are going to have to always be open to change, and ever ready to adapt to the times. 

Personal development is like going to school – you are going to keep your mind open to new possibilities and you are going to be able to change and grow with the world around you.  No matter what kind of team leader you are to begin with, by working on your personal development, you’ll be able to get much stronger and much clearer in your leadership style. This is the best way that you can excel at team leadership.

Tim Hoiseth

Tim has background as is business psychologist and work sociologist with expertise in building organisations and teams to solve problems for the future. Tim has expertise in technology and the symbiosis between human interaction and technology in operational processes.