Spring!

Springtime usually means that we can start anew. We shake off the dust (and hopefully the pounds) that winter has left behind and look forward. In the world that I have always lived in, however, the school year rules. Sometimes, in this environment, the snow melts and we are left with the same issues that were there in the fall and perhaps a little less hope that change will be made "this year." It is a strange cyclical view of the year where people begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel, but that light may not be what we hoped for in the Fall.

It is these times when the ideas and focus of our team members can help us get to a place where we can push forward. Building a great team does not require you to be a leader in title. I think it requires only two things: a shared vision and the self awareness it takes to build meaningful relationships. Look around your community, home, and workplace. Who is on your team?