Move Fast, but don't Leave the Team at the Train Station

When I was a kid in Connecticut I went with my Father to bring my sister and her infant son to the train station.  My sister had a lot of bags so my Father helped her carry her things on to the train.  I was standing on the platform waiting for my Father to get off the train so we could go home.  Then all of a sudden the train started moving with my Father still on the train!  Here I am, an 8-year-old boy standing on the train platform all by myself while my Father is on the train heading to Washington DC.  It was one of the scariest times of my entire childhood, being left on the train platform all by myself. 
There is a real correlation here to leading teams.  If the leader is moving too fast and doesn't have the team's buy-in and support, it is as if the team is being left at the train station wide-eyed and panicked while the leader drives the train full-steam-ahead.  The end result is a team that isn't truly behind its leader and is not going to perform at its fullest potential.

Leaders, take note:  Your job in leading a team is to ensure that the team understands what needs to be done, understands why it is important, and understands how he or she fits into getting the work done. When any one of these factors are left off it is as if you are leaving your team at the train station while you are taking a trip on a runaway train.
Amazon.com Widgets Take time to understand if your team is on the train or if they are standing at the station.  If they're at the station, go back and pick them up by securing their buy-in through helping them understand what, why, and how.