Identifying, building, and sustaining your leadership team

Effective leadership teams are important to the success of any organization, regardless of size or scope. This article uses the concepts of social capital and trust to shed light on team building skills and focuses on strategies that leaders can use to assemble, build, and sustain their leadership teams. Written from the perspective of someone who has had many years of experience in leadership roles, the article includes actual examples and tactics used to develop and mentor team members, foster social networks to build the team, and imbue trust to sustain the team.