of work first, a high-functioning team develops. Motivation occurs intrinsically and sustains better than extrinsic rewards because each team member feels seen, heard, and respected for their competence and recognizes that delivering on expectations is a win-win-learn-win-win-produce cycle for excellence. Generative leading from a state of wholeness offers a ‘look before you leap’ approach to risk-taking and resource management.The pause it provides actually gives more time than it takes, allowing leaders to use curiosity to see the full picture of what’s occurring from all the relevant perspectives of the team. This more robust data collection fuels more effective analysis and faster decisions that have anticipated and addressed the risks to mitigate. REIMAGINING COMMUNICATION AND TEAM DYNAMICS A significant element of the inviteCHANGE approach is its emphasis on effective communication and team dynamics. The pivotal role of a leader is to create conditions that allow teams to thrive and solve issues on their own, versus a leader imposing their solutions to perceived or actual problems. It’s far easier to create those conditions through a generative mindset, perceiving themselves and all team members as whole, resourceful, capable and creative. After all, didn’t the leader recruit and hire the best and brightest they could find? A generative mindset pays attention to what’s working and when problems arise, leaders lean into their belief in their team to pause, reflect, and identify what to change to restore progress. Fulfilling the role to create conditions for thriving also involves a leader providing time for team bonding, building trust, and encouraging openended communication among the team. Only then can all parties fully see and appreciate every facet of the problem to be solved and the diverse ideas to solve it. Bonding for a team produces relationships with mutual respect for skills and experience and –of equal importance– character to follow-up and followthrough in supporting each other’s contributions. Leaders play a crucial role in fostering this culture 270 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 11, ISSUE 09
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