It’s hard to have a good team. I’m not saying it’s rare; I’m saying it takes an effort to nurture and maintain one.
Some of us have been with teams where the leader is only interested in getting the job done; in which we’re mere tools for the leader to achieve his/her goals. Chances are, I would move on as soon as an opportunity comes along.
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团队领导者面对的一个主要挑战，是如何持续激励团队。一个积极有干劲的团队不仅会发挥他们的最好，而且也会团结得更长久。
我曾经参与数个积极有干劲的团队，也有幸能带领数个那样的团队。但并非每个团队都是一开始便是那样子的。
我曾带领的一个团队就特别具有挑战性：因为当我接任团队领导时，他们已经士气低落！
One major challenge of all team leaders is to keep their teams motivated. A motivated team would not only give their best but also stay together longer.
I was privileged to be with highly-motivated teams and have led several ones too. But not all teams started that way.
One team that I led was particularly challenging because they were already demoralised when I took over as the team leader!
你或许有听过这句话：“领导就是把任务完成。” 或 “领导就是透过他人把任务完成。”
然而，一个好的领导者需要意识到，领导不只关乎任务，也关乎人。唯有当你的团队成功，你才能算是成功的领导者！
You have probably heard the saying that “Leadership is getting things done.” or, “Leadership is getting things done through other people.”
A good leader, however, needs to realise that leadership is as much about the people as about the tasks. You can only succeed as a leader if your team succeed!
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