TWF: The WIN Factor

These days everyone is looking for a convenient, easy, speedy, and practical application

that can facilitate a quick win. Sadly, leaders do the same. Most good things come

through hard work and perseverance, but for those leaders desiring a quick approach

that will help to change the leadership atmosphere and culture, let me recommend

practicing the “TWF” model. The TWF model is a three-practice approach that requires

being watchful, being involved, and being nice.

Be Watchful: Watchfulness is being on PAR with authentic leadership. Watchfulness

involves being purposeful, attentive, and ready. To be particularly purposeful is to be

intentional about knowing, growing, and going as a team; knowing what a group of

individuals working together looks and feels like, growing them to think and act like a

team, and going out with the resolve to operate and execute as a team primed for

success. To be actively attentive is to be acutely aware of any facts or assumptions that

may potentially disturb or disrupt team dynamics and relational success. Finally, to be

relentlessly ready is to be capable of responding, not reacting, to expected and

unexpected internal and external challenges without losing control of your leadership

faculties.

Be Involved: Involved leaders are most often inspiring leaders. For a leader to be “in the

middle of it” with their team, whatever the “it” may be, inspires their people. Phrases

like “’let’s roll up our sleeves and get to it” are inspiring words and even more inspiring

as actions. Involved leaders demonstrate a high level of sincerity through their actions.

Conversely, isolated leaders are most often insincere leaders.

Be Nice: Nice leaders are Polite, Affirming, Respectful, and Thankful for those who work

with them. They commit themselves daily to the practice of these characteristics

qualities in order to maintain strong relational circuits and keep a healthy workplace

environment. Are you doing your PART to WIN?