Launching a Movement
At the next team meeting, everyone was eager to hear about Debbie’s meeting with Jeff.
“I had the meeting with Jeff that we discussed,” Debbie began. “He was very encouraging. He likes where we netted out on the key elements. Talent + Skills + Community made a lot of sense to him. However, he challenged us to remember and to communicate: building a team is not the goal.”
Bob interrupted, “Really?”
The entire group looked confused. To Debbie, this confirmed Jeff’s concern.
“High-performance teams are not the goal,” Debbie said. “The goal is sustained performance over time. High-performance teams are a strategy to get and sustain amazing results. Results are the real goal. It’s a subtle but significant distinction. We have ...
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