To be a leader is not easy and to be a great leader, it is something that you need to work on. People could give endless advice to us but in the end, it all starts from within ourselves. Along our journey towards success, we tend to ignore bits of here and there of the advices given to us. We thought it was okay to bend the rules as long as we could get the succeeding outcome. However, when we are leading other people, the rules applied to us are not that flexible. Check out these 3 insights that could help you boost your personal growth and your team's performance too:

1. Passion only takes you so far

Passion is needed when it comes to our work but success needs more than that. 

“Yeah, we’re always talking about following your passion, but we’re all part of the flow of history…you’ve got to put something back into the flow of history that’s going to help your community, help other people…so that 20, 30, 40 years from now…people will say, this person didn’t just have a passion, he cared about making something that other people could benefit from.”- Steve Jobs

There's also a research that showed the top priority for employees from every generation is doing work that would make a difference and leave positive remarks. The drive to make a difference contributes to 88% of innovativeness and award-winning work. 

So insipre your team to not just exploring their passion but also discover a difference working towards the innovation. 

2. Build a team that's smarter than you

Can't deny there are leaders who feel threatened by other team members that shine brighter than them. They would avoid to hire experts from their field so they won't look worse by comparisons. It doesn't only show bad attitude, but also affect the team's performance negatively. Having experts on the team shouldn't be threatening, but they should be considered as assets instead. Having high performer would give motivation for others to perform better. The majority of great work projects have actually been proven to benefit from conversations between experts and innovators with varying viewpoints. So don’t be afraid to empower each team member to be uniquely intelligent and bring it to the table. As a result, the whole team will benefit .

3. Failure is important

“I don’t think we talk about failure enough. It would’ve really helped to have someone who had had a measure of success come say to me, ‘You will fail. That’s inevitable. It’s what you do with it.’” -J.K. Rowling

It is devastating to watch an exciting idea you've been working on fall flat. But it shouldn't be our stopping point. It is our chance to learn about our strengths and weaknesses. Instead of being timid with failures, start embracing it instead. Give yourself and your team permission to fail, and you will empower great work in the months to come.

Source: Forbes