Great teams should have people with many different strengths—so the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
It does not matter how talented individual members are if managers forget a key component of their process—and have nobody who can help them fix it.
The second most important part of team building is to get rid of the folks who claim the task is impossible. Anyone with a negative attitude needs to be out—they are a drag that can slow down or even halt any success.
The second most important part of team building is to get rid of the folks who claim the task is impossible.
They Said It Could Not Be Done - By Benny Hill
They said that it could not be done,
He said, “Just let me try.”
They said, ‘Other men have tried and failed’,
He answered, ‘But not I.’
They said, “It is impossible,”
He said, “There’s no such word.”
He closed his mind, he closed his heart...
To everything he heard.
He said, “Within the heart of man,
There is a tiny seed.
It grows until it blossoms,
It’s called ‘The Will To Succeed.”
Its roots are strength, its stem is hope,
Its petals inspiration,
Its thorns protect its strong green leaves,
With grim determination.
“It’s stamens are its skills
Which help to shape each plan,
For there’s nothing in the universe
Beyond the scope of Man.”
They thought that it could not be done,
Some even said they knew it,
But he faced up to what could not be done...
...And he couldn’t bloody do it!