The IMF Team began every mission
by meeting together. At the end of each mission, they always left together. There is a very important reason why this
happened. No matter how good we each
are, we cannot get the job done alone.
We need help from others and we, in turn, must let the others on our Team
understand that we are there to help them whenever they need it.
This goes back to the old saying,
“We will either win together or we will lose together.”
Imagine if the IMF team came back
from a failed mission and Mr. Phelps had said, “Well, MY part of the mission went
well. In fact, I think if you look back
at my performance, you’ll see that I did not make any mistakes whatsoever. Barney might have screwed up… or Cinnamon… or
Willie… If anyone failed, it was one of them, not me… so I guess you can just put
this down as a win in MY dossier, Mr. Secretary.”
It is imperative to understand
that success will only come when we act as a proper TEAM. At my company, Daphne Utilities, we
constantly say, “We’re One Utility…not a bunch of people who coincidentally
have the same logo on our shirts.”
If you are not actively working
to bring your Team together… If your Team is fractured…
If your Team is not focused first
and foremost on helping the entire Team to win together…
…then you and your Team are
planning to fail. Period.
ACTION: What are you doing to
bring your team together?
NEXT POST: What key activity
should happen when you are bringing your Team together?
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