One of the best leaders I had while growing up was my youth-group leader. He was a very kind and loving person and taught me about the glue that binds strong teams. His position as a leader was not for pay or any other form of monetary gain. It was a non-profit volunteer position. One of his greatest qualities was his ability to build strong teams and relationships with those he led.
Strong Teams and Relationships
The way he built strong teams and relationships was that he cared for my peers and me as if we were his own children. He spent time talking to my peers and me about whatever we wanted to talk about. He never had his own agenda and never tried to force us to do anything.
On weeknights when we had activities, he would just be “one of the guys” in the sense that as our leader he would never judge us. He would just be our friend. Another aspect from being “one of the guys” and our loving leader, was that he was always very concerned about our well-being.
If one of the guys in the group had a rough day or week, he would see their distress and take all the guys out for ice cream. While getting ice cream, he would take a moment to ask how things were going. He would show the distressed individual an added measure of love and understanding. [Read more…] about The Glue That Binds Strong Teams