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The Bus Metaphor

26/09/2018 /

The right people in the right seats on the bus: this is the metaphor from the first Jim Collins best-seller ‘Good to Great’. In that book – published in 2001 – the author identifies what leaders need to do, in order to see their teams and organizations excel. And he uses the power of an image to communicate the following concept.

According to Collins, leaders who are able to transform their organizations begin not by setting a direction, but by getting the right people on the bus – and the wrong people off the bus.

Actually great leaders understand the following three simple truths:

1. If you begin with “who,” rather than “what”, you can more easily adapt to a changing world.

2. If you have the right people on the bus, the problem of how to motivate and manage people largely goes away, because they will be self-motivated by the inner drive to produce the best results and to be part of creating something great.

3. If you have the wrong people, it doesn’t matter whether you discover the right direction; you still won’t have a great company.

Assembling the team is the first crucial point. Then a leader has to develop a vision (the direction of the bus), to remove obstacles to high performance (that is, maybe people are not exactly in the right seats and need to be assigned to the right role) and to help people with diverse talents and interests building trust in each other.

It is an hard work, but leaders need it to accomplish objectives with the right people.

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15 quotes to inspire great teamwork

21/07/2015 /

The difference between success and failure is a great team.

A successful leader is one who can inspire his or her team members to work better together toward a common vision and goals.

Here are 15 quotes from well-known coaches, athletes, business leaders, and authors that will inspire you and your team members to work better together:

– “Individual commitment to a group effort–that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.” –Vince Lombardi

-“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.” –Michael Jordan

-“Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.” –Andrew Carnegie

-“Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” –Helen Keller
“Remember teamwork begins by building trust. And the only way to do that is to overcome our need for invulnerability.” –Patrick Lencioni

-“I invite everyone to choose forgiveness rather than division, teamwork over personal ambition.” –Jean-Francois Cope

-“None of us is as smart as all of us.” –Ken Blanchard

-“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” –Henry Ford

-“If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.” –Henry Ford

-“The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.” –Phil Jackson

-“Collaboration allows teachers to capture each other’s fund of collective intelligence.” –Mike Schmoker

-“It takes two flints to make a fire.” –Louisa May Alcott

-“Unity is strength. . . when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.” –Mattie Stepanek

-“To me, teamwork is the beauty of our sport, where you have five acting as one. You become selfless.” –Mike Krzyzewski

-“The best teamwork comes from men who are working independently toward one goal in unison.” –James Cash Penney

 

Read more: Dave Kerpen on Inc.

 

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12 Simple Things A Leader Can Do To Build A Phenomenal Team

05/05/2015 /

John Hall is an accomplished CEO, who usually shares his views and knowledge about leadership. In an article published on Forbes, he focuses on a crucial aspect for good leadership: teambuilding. Since there is no leader without a team to lead, teambuilding is fundamental. So here are Hall’s 12 advises to succeed in creating the best team possible:

  1. Don’t Settle for Mediocre
  2. Be a Thought Leader
  3. Trust is Crucial
  4. Forget the Money… at First
  5. Personal Lives are Important
  6. Maintain Systematic Processes
  7. Diversity Brings Innovation
  8. It’s Okay to Be Friends
  9. Play to People’s Strengths
  10. Great Teams Read Together
  11. Invest in Your First Five Hires
  12. Give Recognition

To deepen these concepts, you can read the full article here

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The Bus Metaphor

24/03/2015 /

The right people in the right seats on the bus: this is the metaphor from the first Jim Collins best-seller ‘Good to Great’. In that book – published in 2001 – the author identifies what leaders need to do, in order to see their teams and organizations excel. And he uses the power of an image to communicate the following concept.

According to Collins, leaders who are able to transform their organizations begin not by setting a direction, but by getting the right people on the bus – and the wrong people off the bus.

Actually great leaders understand the following three simple truths:

1. If you begin with “who,” rather than “what”, you can more easily adapt to a changing world.

2. If you have the right people on the bus, the problem of how to motivate and manage people largely goes away, because they will be self-motivated by the inner drive to produce the best results and to be part of creating something great.

3. If you have the wrong people, it doesn’t matter whether you discover the right direction; you still won’t have a great company.

Assembling the team is the first crucial point. Then a leader has to develop a vision (the direction of the bus), to remove obstacles to high performance (that is, maybe people are not exactly in the right seats and need to be assigned to the right role) and to help people with diverse talents and interests building trust in each other.

It is an hard work, but leaders need it to accomplish objectives with the right people.

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The “Creative” Benefits of Multiple Teams

04/11/2014 /

Serving on multiple teams can distract our focus, but it might be worth it.
Creative work is teamwork. As we push to solve bigger and bigger challenges, we seem to inevitably need more and more people to solve them. When it comes to organizational life, however, few people even find themselves a member of one team. Sure there’s your department, but there’s also the cross-functional team, the special task force, and the party planning committee. Many have found that serving as members of multiple teams at the same time is their new organizational reality. This presents a challenge for both team members and leaders: how do we allocate time to all those teams and how do leaders find the right people from the right team?
In a study published in the Journal of Organizational Behavior, two professors studied the inner workings of teams at a large, multinational corporation. When they analyzed the data, professors found that performance was higher for teams whose members committed more of their time to the team. Surprisingly, team performance was higher for teams whose members also served on a large number of teams at the same time. How could this be?

One explanation is that highly skilled individuals were more likely to serve on multiple teams. Those high performers may not have been the ones allocating lots of time to the team. Instead, they bring the benefits of expanded networks, additional knowledge, and greater access to resources…even if they don’t bring the benefit of allocated time. It’s worth noting there is an exception: teams whose members are involved in lots of other teams and are geographically dispersed don’t see a performance advantage.

If you’re leading a team or serving on one, the study has implications for you. To the best of your ability, try to allocate your time on teams who need your specific skill sets. If another team has a more important project, but has an equally qualified member, that should be your indication that you can spend time elsewhere. Likewise, if you’re recruiting new members to your team, make sure you know whether they bring an ability to allocate enough time, or enough connections, or enough resources to make it worth their minimal commitment.

Read more: The “Creative” Benefits of multiple teams

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The “Creative” Benefits of Multiple Teams
The “Creative” Benefits of Multiple Teams

Effective teamwork

04/03/2014 /

An effective team is much more than a group of people who are put together to accomplish a goal. Here a list of the purpose and benefits of working with other people to achieve agreed goals and objectives:

Team Building is a process that requires due attention and care. So care needs to be taken to go through all the development stages so that troubles and setbacks are avoided.

Vision The teams need to spend some time exploring and understanding what the purpose and vision of the team is. They then need to set goals and objectives so that it helps the team stay focused on their objectives and to be on track.

Managing Conflict Conflict can be an inevitable consequence of working with other people. Opinions, values, styles, and a lot of other issues lead to disagreements within the team. But all disagreements need to be considered carefully and given thought, which will help the team run effectively.

Roles and Structure Each member of the team work differently, think differently and this difference when put together in the team maximises team performance. Also it has to be made sure that the right people are employed in the right role.

Team and Member Development No matter what role a person plays in a team, or what tasks he or she has been assigned to, there is almost always room for personal improvement. When the individuals on a team are functioning at high capacity, the team itself flourishes.

Understanding and Cooperation When we consider a successful team, all the members of team work in the same direction towards the same goal and work for the same purpose.

When priorities and goals differ or diverge from what is required of, unnecessary stress and tensions appear within the team.

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