Idea #1

Create a short list with the following three questions:

• What do you like best about my team leadership?
• What do you like least about it?
• How could I improve the way I am leading or facilitating this team?

E-mail this list to all the members of your team, or give it to them at a team meeting. Ask people to write their answers and send them to you, but not tell you who they are. Prepare a summary of all the responses, and share it with the group. Demonstrate your interest in improving by telling the team what you learned from the feedback and how you plan to improve based on it.

Idea #2

Ask around to find a team that people say has a good leader or facilitator. Once you identify this team, ask if you can sit in on one of its meetings to observe the leader and/or facilitator. Since most adults tend to learn best by watching and imitating others who have good skills, observing an "expert" should help you to pick up ideas for yourself that you can use with your own team.

Idea #3

Interview several team leaders or facilitators and ask them two key questions:

• What strategy or technique do you find best for leading and facilitating effective meetings?

• How would you suggest I try to develop the same ability or skill?