This week I've been thinking about appropriate ways to honor Juneteenth, the holiday that celebrates the end of slavery in the USA. It's also the fiftieth anniversary of Title IX legislation that prohibits discrimination based on gender in all programs or activities at federally funded schools.

For me, it's urgent to recognize the advantages I am afforded as a white male leader, power and privileges that are less familiar and accessible to many women and leaders of color. It's also essential to...

TEAM - together, it's said, we achieve more.

Here are five hallmarks of winning teams I coach that are easy to outline but harder to execute:

1. Shared commitment to a purpose-driven project that makes a big difference 
2. Assignment of team players to roles well-suited for their strengths, experience, and potential
3.  Agreement on a plan, organizational structure, and process to deliver desired results
4. Urgency for time-certain collaboration and problem solving to keep the project moving
5. Leaders
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