This topic is front and cen­ter for me right now as the CEO of Build­ing Cham­pi­ons. I know that we must be very inten­tional with how we tap into and develop those that are on the team. They all have gifts, tal­ents and pas­sions that if inten­tion­ally devel­oped will enable them to help the orga­ni­za­tion grow in the years ahead.

So many times, lead­ers will make the mis­take of look­ing exter­nally for this needed capac­ity before really exam­in­ing who on the team has the poten­tial to fit the need and already under­stands the DNA and lingo of their culture.

Over the next sev­eral weeks, I will share one step per post to help you grow your lead­er­ship capac­ity and expand your organization’s reach and effectiveness.

Step #1 — Own Your Role
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