Teams Torn Down? Three Strategies to Lift Them Up—and Sustain!

All teams are going to experience struggles. There will be internal circumstances, external circumstances and sometimes both kinds of factors coming into play.

So when you, as a leader or manager, notice your teams dragging or coming across as torn down and dysfunctional, the #1 thing you want to do—the most important action you want to take—is to recognize it in the first place.

Because the temptation may be to shy away from this challenge and shift focus elsewhere. Or shirk responsibility, per...