How to Creating a Successful Team Without a solid team behind them, leaders cannot succeed. Whether you're the CEO of a small company with one employee and a few outside consultants or the CEO of a giant corporation with thousands of employees, this is true. The key to effective teamwork is to check your ego at the door and accept that some people will be smarter than you, have better ideas for moving forward, or understand a complex concept you are struggling with. That is, in fact, why outstanding leaders purposefully develop strong teams: high-performing...