A 4-point plan for managers to be better leaders of the teams they have

The first step is to acknowledge you are a leader, not a follow driven by circumstance.

There are times and places when we as leaders look around and notice our surroundings. We see what resources we have available (both tangible and human), what opportunities await, and where we are in the scheme of accomplishing our goals. In a work context, many leaders have not felt they could exhale much less hold themselves accountable to take inventory for a while.