A lead team member

A leader and a team member have the capacity to be synonymous. People learn leadership traits without ever learning how to be a good member. They learn to give people orders but struggle to listen to feedback or to be wrong. Too many people only offer brutal honesty, but they enjoy being brutal more when being honest does the job.

The best leaders in my life taught me to be respectful, be assertive and be honest. When leaders know how to listen, admit mistakes and share credit, team communication will thrive as a whole. Learn to be a good team member to learn to be a good team lead.