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Any Foothold

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Ellie was stumped. “So, all I have to do is think of my team as competent and that’s it?”

“It cannot be a made-up competence,” I chuckled. “This is not think-positive-thoughts day. Your team is good at something connected to contribution. And, if you cannot identify it, ask the team.”

“What if all they come up with is they show up to work on time?” she frowned.

“Then start there. Look for any foothold. Showing up to work on time creates synchronicity, contributes to a positive dependence on each other. That’s not such a bad starting place.”

Stars Can Win Trophies

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“Look, I have the best engineer, I have the best mechanic, I have the best designer, I have the best installer,” Ted complained. “Then why do we get such mediocre production?”

“I don’t know, what do you think?” I asked.

“We just can’t seem to make our numbers,” he started. “It’s like we have all the best talent, but just can’t put it all together.”

“So, it’s the putting together part?”

“Well, yeah.” Ted stopped. “You’re right, it’s not the talent part, it’s the putting together part. They don’t sync up, they are all running in a different gear. They don’t relate.”

“So, you just found your constraint? How well you connect is how well you do as a team. Your production will never be as good as your star player. It doesn’t matter how well your star plays. Individual stars can win a trophy, but it takes a team to win a championship.”