The Team fails to reach its potential when the team fails to pay the price! If a team does not reach its potential, seldom is ability the issue. It’s rarely a matter of resources either. Its almost always a payment issue. Consider the story of Montgomery Ward and Company of the Chicago area. This chain […]

Your teammates must be able to count on each other when it counts! The Law of Countability is clearest when the stakes are at their highest. The mantra of every team should be, “We do not work for each other, we work with each other!” This statement embodies the ability and desire for your team […]

Rotten Attitudes Ruin A Team! Attitude…… It is the “advance man” of our true selves. Its roots are inward but its fruit is outward. It is our best friend and our worst enemy. It is more honest and consistent than our words. It is an outward look based on past experiences. It is the thing […]

Vision gives team members direction and confidence Great Vision precedes great achievement! Author Ezra Jones states, “Leaders do not have to be the greatest visionaries themselves. The vision may come from anyone. The leaders do not have to state the vision, however, Leaders also have to keep the vision before the people and remind them […]

Winning Teams have players who make things happen! Catalysts are get-it-done-and-then-some people Every team has one of three types of people: People who don’t want the ball – Some people do not have the ability to come through for the team in a high-pressure moment. As a result these people do not want the responsibility […]

The strength of the Team is impacted by its weakest link! On March 24, 1989, the news broke that an environmental disaster had occurred in Alaska’s Prince William Sound. The oil tanker Exxon Valdez had ran aground on the Bligh Reef, damaging 8 or the 11 cargo tanks. As a result 10.8 million of the […]

As the challenge escalates the need for teamwork elevates! What is your Everest? You may not be Edmund Hillary or Tenzing Norgay who climb Mt Everest – But I would dare to conclude that you have a BIG DREAM! That said, how will you put together a team to accomplish your big dream? Consider these […]

All players have a place where they add the most value We have all experienced being on teams in where people had taken on roles that did not suit their skill set. What happens to the team in which one or more players are out of position. I believer there are several things that are […]

If you think that you are the entire picture, you will never see the big picture! The goal is more important than the role In a culture that sings the praises of individual gold medal winners and where people fight for their rights instead of focusing on taking responsibility, people tend to lose sight of […]

As much as we enjoy solo achievement, the truth is that no lone individual has done anything of value. The belief that one person can do something great is a myth. Albert Einstein – “Many times a day I realize how much my outer and inner life is built upon the labors of my fellow […]