The Secret to Building High-Performance Teams

In this week’s Next in Leadership interview, Weston Smith shares how leadership is built through experience, discipline, and a willingness to continuously grow. From sports and scouting to leading multi-state organizations, Weston explains that great leaders first learn how to follow. Leadership starts with accepting responsibility in every role, staying solution-oriented, and understanding that not everyone leads, learns, or grows the same way. One of the biggest lessons Weston learned was the importance of developing people based on their strengths instead of expecting everyone to operate at the same level. By identifying specialists, creating strong leadership cadences, and fostering open communication, he has built high-performing teams across multiple organizations. His closing reminder says it best: “There’s always a better way to build a mousetrap.” Growth-minded leaders never stop learning, improving, and developing others along the way. If you’re committed to growing and learning - Join us every Friday at 10a.m. for Next In Leadership Live - Register now https://www.nextinleadership.com/live/