How does this all translate into the nonprofit world? First, it’s important to realize that you need effective teams on both sides—the board and staff—in nonprofit governance. In a nonprofit organization, it’s about having a strong board of directors to push the staff to greatness. However, you need an effective team at both the board and staff levels to best serve your community.

It’s not just about talent—it’s also about having a well-chosen and expertly positioned group around that person in order to fine tune efforts into one high-performing team.

According to Korn Ferry Leadership Architect’s Global Competency Framework outlined in FYI: For Your Improvement, there are four top-tier components to building high-performing teams:

• Defines success in terms of the whole team

• Recognizes that leveraging each team member’s unique background and perspective is critical to achieving team goals

• Rallies others behind common team goals

• Places team goals ahead of own goals

Developing a high-performing team demands the ability to demonstrate a high level of emotional intelligence. For maximum performance, it’s key to balance out the skills and abilities of the team with the CEO’s strengths and effectiveness.

In my own case, that means sometimes knowing how and when to get out of my team’s way so that they can best accomplish a task they’re already equipped to do. For instance, I tend to be highly analytical and data-driven, which can sometimes dehumanize a situation, so I needed a chief operating officer with great empathy who understands the nuances of the human side and brings their unique perspective to any important conversation.

And while I am good at telling the story of the numbers, I am served well by a chief financial officer with a background in the stock market—a chief development officer who brings such skillful direction throughout the donor process that I follow her lead in making the ask. A chief impact officer that brings a systems approach and creates alignment across departments, and a VP of HR skilled in sourcing and retaining talent.

Read the full article about nonprofit teams by Freddy Williams at Forbes.