The main thing about a team is its shared sense of purpose, goals, and responsibilities. When I lived in Atlantic City, I took advantage of its proximity to the water and joined a crew team: we’d gather 3 times a week at 6am and be on the water by 6:30, rowing for 90 minutes and enjoying the rhythm of the workout. It was all about being in synch with each other, focusing on the cadence and making sure you weren’t the one who missed a stroke and splashed everyone or, worse, put everyone in the water. That team sport was an exercise in focusing on the here and now. Most other things in life, however, are more about the future and our individual and collective responsibilities for achieving it. Whether a short-term project at work or other types of long-term goals, the inter-connected nature of those efforts should make them everyone’s concern. You don’t want to be the one who’s actions start the inadvertent ripple effects that lead to failure. Acting like it might every be someone else’s concern is short-sighted and irresponsible. The headlines are filled with the effects of a cavaliere attitude about the future – the continuing impact of Covid-19 and climate change to name a few. Don’t be seen as being unconcerned about the future today.
David Andrew Sinclair (born 1969): Australian biologist who is a Professor of Genetics and co-Director of the Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research at Harvard Medical School
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