Stay-In-Your-Lane Teammates
Do you have stay-in-your-lane teammates on your team? If your team is underachieving, you likely do. As the label suggests, stay-in-your-lane teammates don’t venture from their lane—i.e., their comfort zone. They’re content to keep to themselves, mind their own...
When Individuals Inspire
After a year’s long delay, the Games of the XXXII Olympiad are officially underway in Tokyo! For generations, the Olympics have been a source of inspiration. In fact, some of the most inspirational feats in sports history have occurred during the Olympics: Jesse Owens...
Big Frank’s Morning Beverage
I was waiting in line the other day at Starbucks when a barista called out the name “Frank.” A large, burly man with a bushy beard approached the counter. With an obvious look of dread on her face, the barista informed Frank that they were out of the drink he had...
The Parachute Packer Standard
When I am working with a team, I will sometimes ask the members, “Is so-and-so (an individual on that team) a good teammate?” The response is usually a resounding “yes!” I then ask a follow-up question that can reveal a lot about their teams’ cultures: “If you...
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