Like a good board of directors, an effective guiding coalition needs a diversity of views and voices. Once a core group coalesces, the challenge is how to expand the scope and complexity of the coalition. Leaders must not only reach beyond the confines of their enterprise but also know where and how to build support. That may mean, for instance, giving others credit for success, but accepting blame for failures oneself. Working as a team, not just a collection of individuals .
Leaders often say they have a team when in fact they have a committee or a small hierarchy.
The more you do to support team performance, the healthier will be the guiding coalition and the more able it will be to achieve its goals. Especially during the stress of change, leaders throughout the enterprise need to draw on reserves of energy, expertise, and, most of all, trust. The pressures of transformation make a strong team essential. Beyond the customary team-building retreats and events, real teams are built by doing real work together, sharing a vision, and commitment to a goal. Creating a Vision A vision of the future is more emotional than rational.