Self Esteem and Team Performance Post #5 Living Purposefully
Continuing my discussion on the impact of self esteem on team performance the 5th pillar as defined in Nathaniel Branden’s book “The Six Pillars of Self Esteem” – Living Purposefully.
5. Living purposefully:
Identifying our short-term and long-term goals or purposes and the actions needed to attain them, organizing behavior in the service of those goals, monitoring action to be sure we stay on track — and paying attention to outcome so as to recognize if and when we need to go back to the drawing-board.
As applied to an individual this pillar is very much focused on the totality of our life, ensuring that we have made a conscious effort to have the right “balance” or “mix” to enable us to live our life’s in the best way possible which in turn makes us more fulfilled resulting in operating in all aspects of our life at peak performance. “Living Purposefully” as a team becomes a multiplier for performance. If all team members are very clear on their own short and long term goals they can ensure that goals are in alignment and when they aren’t take action to resolve the misalignment. This allows the team to clearly focus on the goals at hand without managing hidden agendas. When each individual takes responsibility to set goals, clearly articulate those goals, monitor progress against those goals everybody wins.
Lynn
Team Enthusiast
