Here is your 3 Minute Monday exercise on your journey to become a better leader…

The start of a sporting event is fascinating. The players prepare in a variety of ways. Coaches draw up their plans for the game and focus the team on key points to achieve a win. Fans enter the arena and begin to start their revelry. The electricity is palpable.

Great teams start each game by listening to their coaches, playing with unity and focusing on their unique contribution to the whole.

The start of the year should be no different for us and our teams (at work, in business, etc). It starts with a focus on our individual contribution to the achievement of the team. How will you prepare for the new year?

I love this time of year as one year winds down and a new year begins to show itself visible. New year’s give us the chance to reflect and start fresh both personally and in our businesses.

We can use this time to make the needed changes that will not only help us end this year strong but also start the new one with forward momentum.

My question though is this…