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What makes a good team leader? How do you, as a leader, ensure that all of your team members perform up to standard? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a leader, you must accept your team\u2019s successes and failures: It\u2019s your responsibility to ensure every team member is performing at a high standard. But if you push your team too hard, you\u2019ll destroy your team\u2019s morale and hinder their performance. According to Jocko Willink and Leif Babin<\/a>, the authors of The Dichotomy of Leadership<\/em>, there are two instances in which leaders ask too much of their teams: 1) imposing too many rules and 2) making training too difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s how to be a good team leader<\/a>, according to Willink and Babin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Editor\u2019s note: This article is part of\u00a0Shortform\u2019s guide to team-building<\/a>. If you like what you read here, there\u2019s plenty more to check out in the guide!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only Enforce the Necessary Rules<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The first way<\/a> leaders push their teams too hard is by establishing and enforcing too many rules. Willink and Babin explain that many leaders falsely assume the best way to discipline a team is to force them to be disciplined about everything<\/em>. For example, they enforce strict rules limiting the number of bathroom breaks per work shift or demanding absolute silence during a presentation, in hopes of strong-arming the team into being focused on the mission at all times. Wielding authority like this is counterproductive\u2014enforcing rules your team knows don\u2019t really matter will only cause them to resent you.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That being said, Willink and Babin are adamant that to maintain high standards, you must be willing to enforce the important<\/em> rules, even if the team complains. What makes a good team leader is a big-picture perspective and a clear sense of what\u2019s important than the more specialized team members below you. Don\u2019t let your unwillingness to upset the team keep you from enforcing the rules you need to\u2014you can\u2019t afford to compromise on what really matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Willink and Babin explain that the fewer rules you impose, the more your team will respect the important rules you <\/strong>do<\/em><\/strong> enforce. <\/strong>For this reason, let your team work the way they want to, even if you\u2019d prefer them to do it differently. Allow them to have some fun. When you do lay down rules, always clearly explain your rationale so the team fully understands why they\u2019re important. This will motivate them to follow the rules and keep themselves accountable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parenting With Only Necessary Rules<\/strong>

In 12 Rules for Life<\/em><\/a>, Jordan Peterson uses this same logic for rules and discipline in his parenting advice<\/a>. Like Willink and Babin, Peterson claims that you should impose as few rules as possible on your children, but when those rules are important, you should enforce them by any means necessary.

Many parents fail to effectively discipline their children because they\u2019re afraid of becoming the kind of tyrannical disciplinarian that Willink and Babin describe. They don\u2019t want to hurt their kids or earn their resentment. However, Peterson asserts that this lack of discipline harms children in the long run.

Likewise, Willink and Babin argue that as a leader, you know what rules your team needs to follow to accomplish their mission and should enforce them even if your team complains. Similarly, Peterson argues that parents know the rules to follow to flourish in society and should enforce them even if the kids resist<\/strong>. Peterson\u2019s rationale is that if you fail to teach your children how to behave properly (especially in a social context<\/a>), society outside of your household will punish them far more harshly than you. For example, if you don\u2019t prohibit your child from hitting other children, they will be disliked by adults and other kids, leading to shame and alienation.

For the most part, this discipline doesn\u2019t need to be heavy-handed. Willink and Babin\u2019s advice to inspire your team<\/a> to accept accountability applies to parenting as well. When your children reach a certain age, you\u2019ll be able to explain why rules are important and motivate them to discipline themselves. However, when children are young, they won\u2019t be able to understand some of your rules, even if you try to explain your rationale. For this reason, Peterson argues that in some cases, you may need to discipline by force. He cautions to exert only the minimum force necessary to correct your child.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Challenge Your Team to Help Them Grow<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The second way<\/a> leaders commonly push their teams too hard is by putting too much pressure on them during training<\/em>. Willink and Babin argue that deliberate training is necessary for a team to reach its full potential because facing consistently difficult challenges is necessary to improve.<\/strong> Using this logic, the authors claim you can train a team with no direct experience to do anything by putting them in increasingly difficult training scenarios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the authors warn that if you place your team in situations that are too<\/em> difficult for their current skill level, you\u2019ll demoralize them. The team won\u2019t improve and will resent you for making them needlessly suffer. Instead, slowly expand your team\u2019s comfort zones by placing them in situations that are challenging, but not overwhelming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fulfillment Through Training<\/strong>

In Flow<\/em><\/a>, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi argues that tackling increasingly difficult situations is not only the best way to improve your skills<\/a> but also the way to live the most fulfilling, enjoyable life. He specifically distinguishes between \u201cpleasure\u201d and \u201cenjoyment,\u201d<\/a> arguing that the enjoyment that comes with conquering a challenging yet satisfying task (like completing a SEAL team training exercise) is far more fulfilling than the pleasure of a sensory experience (like eating food or watching TV). He calls this experience of being fully immersed in an enjoyable task \u201cflow.\u201d

The problem that Willin and Babin diagnose in this section\u2014a goal that\u2019s too difficult\u2014not only impedes your learning but also your overall happiness<\/a>. If you face a situation that\u2019s too challenging, the anxiety takes you out of flow. Likewise, if you\u2019re working on a task that poses no<\/em> challenge to you, you\u2019ll get bored and won\u2019t experience flow<\/a>. If you find yourself in either of these situations, find a new goal that suits your current skill level.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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