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" If you don't know what your family stands for and what your life situation is, you're in trouble. "
Patrick Lencioni
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" If you could get all the people in the organization rowing in the same direction, you could dominate any industry, in any market, against any competition, at any time. "
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" Too many executives I've met over the years have the mentality of a bodybuilder; they've come to accept the idea that growth is synonymous with success. "
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" Life is full of surprises: new opportunities come up; that's part of the fun - the adventure of life. The thing is, chaos doesn't allow us to enjoy the adventure. "
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" Meetings are the linchpin of everything. If someone says you have an hour to investigate a company, I wouldn't look at the balance sheet. I'd watch their executive team in a meeting for an hour. If they are clear and focused and have the board on the edge of their seats, I'd say this is a good company worth investing in. "
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" I've seen it again and again in my consulting: Most teams are too large to be innovative, despite their leaders' best intentions. "
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" Employees that feel known and they feel like they know why their job matters and they have a sense of measuring it stay later, do extra work, and are committed to the organization above the requirements that they have. "
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" On great teams - the kind where people trust each other, engage in open conflict, and then commit to decisions - team members have the courage and confidence to confront one another when they see something that isn't serving the team. "
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" A lot of times, people find themselves in a meeting where the primary purpose is to receive information, and that's a poor use of people's time. Those meetings can be easily dispensed with and can be an email instead that people read in their own time. "
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" Some companies simply aren't meant to be bigger than they are. They provide products and services that satisfy their customers in a way that pays the bills, produces reasonable profits, and allows them to keep their people employed and fulfilled. And there's nothing whatsoever wrong with that. "
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" Teamwork is a strategic decision. "
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" Clients don't expect perfection from the service providers they hire, but they do expect honesty and transparency. There is no better way to demonstrate this than by acknowledging when a mistake has been made and humbly apologizing for it. "
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" Meetings are usually terrible, but they shouldn't be. "
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" Home is most important in the long run. "
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" If you're not willing to accept the pain real values incur, don't bother going to the trouble of formulating a values statement. You'll be better off without one. "
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" Team synergy has an extraordinary impact on business results. "
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" Empty values statements create cynical and dispirited employees, alienate customers, and undermine managerial credibility. "
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" Your focus should be on creating an environment where growth can occur and then letting nature take its course. "
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" Contrary to popular wisdom, the mark of a great meeting is not how short it is or whether it ends on time. The key is whether it ends with clarity and commitment from participants. "
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Short
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" When team members trust each other and know that everyone is capable of admitting when they're wrong, then conflict becomes nothing more than the pursuit of truth or the best possible answer. "
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" When truth takes a backseat to ego and politics, trust is lost. "
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" When leaders throughout an organization take an active, genuine interest in the people they manage, when they invest real time to understand employees at a fundamental level, they create a climate for greater morale, loyalty, and, yes, growth. "
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" Even though I wrote 'The 3 Big Questions for a Frantic Family,' my life is as chaotic as most people's. "
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" Smaller groups of people can establish trusting relationships. "
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" What's amazing is that so many leaders who value teamwork will tolerate people who aren't humble. They reluctantly hire self-centred people and then justify it because those people have desired skills. "
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" Make sure that the people at the top are working together and there aren't divisions of labor. Don't have people working in silos; have them working across the team. "
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" Every employee needs to know that there's somebody out there that they serve. And when we don't let people know that for one reason or another, we're depriving them of a fulfilling job. "
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" Team members have to hold each other accountable. If there's a meeting, all members have to commit to be present and to help one another; they can't just check out when they feel they're not getting any benefits. "
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" You can go to work and actually make someone else's job less miserable. Use your job to help others. "
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Help Others
Help
Job
" When team members openly and passionately share their opinions about a decision, they don't wonder whether anyone is holding back. Then, when the leader has to step in and make a decision because there is no easy consensus, team members will accept that decision because they know that their ideas were heard and considered. "
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