Communicate a vision to motivate team members

Challenge yourself to build confidence | Why accountability, rather than blame, sparks improvement | Is platform strategy a do-it-yourself job? Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( July 15, 2019 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [FORWARD](  [] Leading Edge [] [Challenge yourself to build confidence]( [Challenge yourself to build confidence]( (YouTube/John Baldoni) Past success can build confidence to tackle new challenges, writes John Baldoni, encouraging leaders to prepare for obstacles and seek lessons as they take on other goals. "Confidence is rooted in accomplishment, but it grows through risk and failure, and the will to persevere," he says in this blog post and [video](. 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