New teams need trust, fast. They need that groundwork, that foundation that established teams already have. They are having to change the rocket fuel while the rocket is soaring through the sky without it falling to the ground. What they don’t know, is that the rocket can slow down, it can take a hiccup, it can hit a different switch to get them back on track, as long as everyone sees where they are going,…
The Best Offense, talks together, knows who fits best, turns weaknesses into strengths, and celebrates all the victories big or small. They know setbacks aren’t the final result, but the next step towards success. And they don’t give up on each other.
The best teams learn together. A new technology, a new approach, a new methodology. They realize the problem, they realize what they need to do, and they focus on it. And they learn. They stand, they fall, they try again, they screw up and they keep trying together. That’s what the best teams do – no need for one expert, when the entire team knows what they are doing.
The team needs a list. The leader defines the list. The list is everything that needs to be done from now until the team reaches their goals. It starts off big with chunky milestones and then breaks it down into more manageable activities until it becomes tasks that the team can work on and understand the point where their effort, their contributions, contribute to and become something bigger than they could accomplish on their own.…
Imagine instead of being thrown into your jobs, your next project, or your work that the first thing you do with a new team is you get to know them. You spent some time getting to know them, talking to them about things they care about, figuring out their work ethic, what their strengths and weaknesses are, etc, etc. Putting together a plan with all of them contributing as to the direction the team should…