Leaders are the people at every level and in any seat in an organization who want to do something new and better and can get others to go along. Teamwork is about getting the opportunity to stand up and say loud and strong what you feel and why you think that way. But in the end, it’s the ability to adjust and commit to what is best for the team. When a manager doesn’t invite input or won’t hear information from different perspectives, they likely won’t get people to commit to their course of action. It may appear that people are following along, but they are probably just complying, and the difference between compliance and commitment is authentic leadership and success. Effective team leaders recognize everyone on their team as a leader and give them all, especially the quiet ones, a voice. They create a culture in which everyone listens to each other, and they build the organizational system needed to unleash human talents.