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Is competition good or bad within a team?
A healthy sense of competition can be beneficial, essential even, on an individual level. It allows individuals to strive to be the best they can possibly be. But when a team has to work together, does that sense of competition benefit the group or cause it to splinter?
I heard strong cases for both sides of the argument from my guests on this edition of Quick Hits. They all have extensive experience working with teams in their respective fields and were generous with their accumulated wisdom.
Mentor and sales consultant Kevin Wash said that competition is “essential. It takes a team from being ordinary to extraordinary. Within a team there are individuals, but every person in the team should be challenged to move from being okay to being the best they can be. And competition is what does that.”
PR consultant Rick Alcantara asked a key question. “If your tendency as a business leader is to continuously reward the high achievers, if you’re cutting them breaks and giving them all the special benefits, do those things serve as a disincentive to other folks?”
Financial futurist Jim Lee also argued that, “If you are competing, you’re trying to do more of what you have been doing and you’re less likely to experiment, take risks and exercise creativity.”
Competition within a team has risks and rewards, and in order for it to benefit the organization, it has to be careful managed.
You can likely tell from the conversation where I stand on the subject. What do you think? Is competition good or bad within a team?
Connect with the panelists:
Rick Alcantara: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickalcantara/
James Lee: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jleeadvisor/
Kevin Wash: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-wash-23b90915/
Dr Robyn Odegaard: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robynodegaard/
Want a summary of the Quick Hits I post every week, plus the links to the LinkedIn pages of each of the panelist to show up in your in-box every week? Just let me know where to send it: https://drrobynodegaard.com/quick-hits-notifications/
#QuickHits are designed to exercise your brain by letting you listen in on an unscripted conversation to get other people's thoughts on pertinent subjects. If you would like to join a conversation or have a topic you would like to hear discussed, please message me. https://www.DrRobynOdegaard.com
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By DrRobynA healthy sense of competition can be beneficial, essential even, on an individual level. It allows individuals to strive to be the best they can possibly be. But when a team has to work together, does that sense of competition benefit the group or cause it to splinter?
I heard strong cases for both sides of the argument from my guests on this edition of Quick Hits. They all have extensive experience working with teams in their respective fields and were generous with their accumulated wisdom.
Mentor and sales consultant Kevin Wash said that competition is “essential. It takes a team from being ordinary to extraordinary. Within a team there are individuals, but every person in the team should be challenged to move from being okay to being the best they can be. And competition is what does that.”
PR consultant Rick Alcantara asked a key question. “If your tendency as a business leader is to continuously reward the high achievers, if you’re cutting them breaks and giving them all the special benefits, do those things serve as a disincentive to other folks?”
Financial futurist Jim Lee also argued that, “If you are competing, you’re trying to do more of what you have been doing and you’re less likely to experiment, take risks and exercise creativity.”
Competition within a team has risks and rewards, and in order for it to benefit the organization, it has to be careful managed.
You can likely tell from the conversation where I stand on the subject. What do you think? Is competition good or bad within a team?
Connect with the panelists:
Rick Alcantara: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickalcantara/
James Lee: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jleeadvisor/
Kevin Wash: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-wash-23b90915/
Dr Robyn Odegaard: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robynodegaard/
Want a summary of the Quick Hits I post every week, plus the links to the LinkedIn pages of each of the panelist to show up in your in-box every week? Just let me know where to send it: https://drrobynodegaard.com/quick-hits-notifications/
#QuickHits are designed to exercise your brain by letting you listen in on an unscripted conversation to get other people's thoughts on pertinent subjects. If you would like to join a conversation or have a topic you would like to hear discussed, please message me. https://www.DrRobynOdegaard.com
#QuickHits #Competition #TeamWork