Today’s episode of Management Development Unlocked comes from chapters five and six of Eric’s bestselling book, Lead Like a Pro: The Essential Guide for New Managers. These chapters outline how to perform a SWOT analysis of your team and the importance of building trust with your team members. Eric shares how to implement the Tuckman model of team development, the five dysfunctions of a team, how to overcome or avoid the five dysfunctions, and eight values to incorporate into your leadership style. Finally, Eric shares some important takeaways from The SPEED of Trust by Stephen R. Covey.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

1. How to perform a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis to focus on your team’s internal and external factors.
2. Holding a team meeting to discuss a SWOT analysis together.
3. An alternative method of a SWOT analysis suggested by the Harvard Business Review.
4. Performing SWOT analysis regularly for your team and yourself in conjunction with the brainstorming methodology mentioned in chapter three.
5. Why using a SWOT analysis can help you identify where to focus your coaching efforts and training programs and develop a plan to improve team performance and achieve goals.
6. Implementing the Tuckman model of team development (forming, storming, norming, and performing) and what to expect.
7. Setting expectations with your team as you use the Tuckman model.
8. The importance of building trust within your team.
9. The essential concepts all managers should know to build trust with a team and how it can benefit managers.
10. The five dysfunctions of a team.
11. Overcoming or avoiding the five dysfunctions of a team.
12. The key to a successful team.
13. Why managers must lead by example and demonstrate a commitment to the team.
14. The eight values to incorporate into your leadership style.
15. Takeaways from The SPEED of Trust you can use with your team.

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