Increase Team Performance

Increase Team Performance With the Leadership Habits That Make Work Easier for Everyone

When teams struggle — too many mistakes, slow progress, missed deadlines, low motivation — the root issue is rarely talent. It’s leadership.

Most performance problems are symptoms of unmet needs: unclear expectations, lack of confidence, low trust, or leaders who are spread too thin to train and coach effectively.

When you build the leadership skills your team needs, performance improves quickly — sometimes within weeks.

Why Teams Struggle (and What Strong Leadership Fixes)

Fewer mistakes → when leaders build psychological safety and alignment
Repeated errors aren’t a performance issue — they’re a leadership issue. Teams make fewer mistakes when leaders slow down, communicate expectations clearly, and create a culture where people can ask questions without fear of looking uninformed. Leaders who create a learning culture on their team can reduce errors through team learning.

More ownership → when leaders build trust and give meaningful feedback
If you’re doing too much of your team’s work, your people probably need better coaching, clearer direction, and feedback they can actually use. When leaders build trust and psychological safety, people take more ownership — and performance rises on its own.

Higher motivation → when leaders build empathy and respect
People don’t stay motivated because of pressure. They stay motivated because they feel respected, supported, and valued. When leaders know how to recognize effort, validate concerns, and connect work to purpose, motivation spikes.

Why Coaching Works

In one-on-one leadership coaching, we look directly at the specific performance issues you’re facing — and we build the skills that solve them:

  • A team member is missing deadlines → we strengthen trust, alignment, purpose, and ownership
  • Your team won’t speak up → we build psychological safety through empathy and trust
  • You’re correcting the same mistake repeatedly → we create psychological safety so mistakes can be reported, analyzed, and prevented. This may also include team training.
  • People wait for direction instead of taking initiative → we build confidence, inspire motivation through self-esteem, and work toward better decision making

Leaders typically start seeing measurable changes in their team’s performance within the first few months.

Want to See These Skills in Action? Start With These Resources:

Next Step: Get Better Results

Ready to see how stronger leadership habits translate into measurable improvements — in productivity, morale, and results?

Read the next section: Get Better Results

Read the previous section: Build Leadership Skills

Or, if you’re ready to talk through your team’s challenges:

Book a 15-minute consultation

I’ll help you identify the 1–2 leadership habits that will make the biggest difference for your team right now.

Lisa D. Foster, Ph.D. ACC  is an independent coach. As an Associate Certified Coach by the International Coaching Federation, Lisa honors and abides by the ICF Code of Ethics.  All coaching sessions and consultations are confidential.

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