| Seeing the performance of any team you can judge whether Team mates are in or out. You can feel whether they are fighting for or against each other. As someone who is passionate about developing positive, connected and committed teams I want to share with you and your team five commitments of a great team . My hope is that you will read these together as a team and make these commitments together. 1. Commit to Giving 100% – It’s hard to quantify 100% but we know when someone is giving his/her all to the team. We can tell who is working and who‘s slacking. To become a great team each team member, especially the leader, must commit to giving his/her all to the team. This doesn’t mean you don’t have a personal life or must work 24/7. It means your effort demonstrates you care. It means you don’t go through the motions or do just enough to get by. It means your team knows they can count on you to do what must be done and you’ll do it exceptionally well. It means you share the best within you to bring out the best in your team. 2. Commit to Getting Better – Great teams are always striving to get better. They are always looking for ways to continuously improve individually and collectively. They have positive discontent which means that even when they are succeeding they are identifying what they can do better. They don’t settle for average or good because they believe greatness is possible. 3. Commit to Staying Positive – I see too many teams give up because they get discouraged. Negativity creeps in, doubt grows, fear divides and the team falls apart. Great teams stay positive through the challenges and encourage each along the way. 4. Commit to the Team’s Mission – Every great team not only has a shared vision and a greater purpose but also team members who are committed to the vision and purpose. On a lot of teams people are committed to themselves and their own goals but on great teams, team members are also committed to the mission of the team. 5. Commit to Each Other – Great teams commit to each other by serving and sacrificing for each other. On days that a team member may not want to do the work or feel like getting better or even show up, they do so because they are committed to the other members of the team. Their connection leads to a greater commitment. It’s not about what “I” want that in that moment. It’s about what the “Team” needs. It’s not about me. It’s about WE. When team members commit to each other they find a collective strength and greatness they won’t find on their own. BE A GREAT TEAMMATE…..ASHOK MAHAJAN |
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