To compete in the current business environment you have to build teams
that can compete on many levels. The Chicago Bulls had 'stars,' but
most of all they were a team. Unlike other 'teams' that had stars that
could not unify the team to win, the Bulls won consistently. Compare
this to a single player on a team versus a team made up of unified
players.
Here are five principles that can have a positive impact on
the development of any team.
First--I have learned that the 'team with the best talent wins.'
We are in an economy powered by the energy of the individual.
Your team must have more energy than most of your competition.
You simply cannot have enough talent on your side.
Second--the 'team with the best ideas wins.' You must outsmart,
out think, and out innovate the competition. The new challenge
is to keep your mind open to new possibilities and your ears
open to new ways of thinking.
Third--the 'team with the best implementation wins.' Out
thinking the competition will only take you so far. You have
got to out implement the competition.
Fourth--the 'team with the best leadership wins.' Together you
can take the initiative at all levels and make it happen. Not
the old way--command and control leadership. Develop grassroots
leaders who can take initiative on all levels of the
organization. You know what it takes. You have what it takes.
Just do not give up!
Fifth--we know that the 'team with the clearest sense of purpose
wins.' When anything is possible, what are our priorities?
When we can make a powerful difference, what is worth doing?
These are lessons I learned that will give you a sharp
competitive edge as you face the challenges of the future.
