To me, leaders of organizations, especially the ones leading high growth organizations and looking to build strong and high-performance teams, must exhibit the following characteristics:

• Relentlessly upgrade their teams using every encounter as an opportunity to evaluate, coach and build self-confidence.
• Make sure people not only see the vision but, they live and breathe it.
• Exude positive energy and optimism.
• Establish trust and transparency.
• Inspire risk taking.
• Celebrate small victories of their teams.

Without leaders at the top, who talk and walk these leadership traits, day-in and day-out, organizations will struggle to achieve their goal of “speedy and sizable” growth.