Who's on Your Team?
Leadership and teamwork disappeared when I left the corporate world and started my own business. Not the activities, just the words. Many small business owners seem to think these are concepts for big business. What did you depend on someone else for in the last couple of days? It might be advice, help figuring something out, a paid service, a favour, a Twitter post, brainstorming, feedback, inspiration to get unstuck, and so on. For me, it’s been all of those. And I consider all of those people part of my team. While doing work for a client recently, I came across an article titled The Discipline of Teams (Harvard Business Review, Jon R. Katzenbach and Douglas K. Smith) which gave this definition and opinion: 1. A meaningful common purpose 2. Specific performance goals 3. A mix of complementary skills 4. A strong commitment to how the work gets done 5. Mutual accountability, trust and commitment “People use the word “team” so loosely that it gets in the way of learning ...