Whenever you’re working with a group of people – at work or in life, they each have a role to play. Leveraging everyone’s efforts matters.
· Big or small
· Our roles matter.
· Individually and together
· The total is greater than the
· Sum of all the parts. That’s leverage.
My entire career was spent working with others. with each person bringing their own skills and experiences to the efforts we shared. Much has been written about trying to pick the right group of complimentary people to work together, and some of that does matter. But in my experience, it’s more important that each person in a work group be open to new ideas, flexible in their approach to work, and willing to try new strategies. Meaning, they each needed to constantly be aware, prepared, and engaged with everyone else – thus making their efforts to work well together as important (if not more so) than their skills and experiences. If they all remain curious and communicate well, most work groups usually do well together. That’s where and when the role of the leader becomes important: inspiring, communicating, listening, and motivating, and continually engaged with everyone on the team. Making sure there’s a good plan that everyone is aware of and following it. Knowing that every individual matters, and every individual has a role to play. Inspire and leverage everyone on your team today.
Dame Jane Morris Goodall (born 1934),[3]: English primatologist and anthropologist, recognized as the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees.
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