Team Play

Teamwork requires some sacrifice up front; people who work as a team have to put the collective needs of the group ahead of their individual interests.

– Patrick Lencioni

The best team players all have one very distinguishable characteristic in common: they put the common goal of the team before any personal one. In that context, they are selfless – because they are able to merge their ego with the collective consciousness of the team.

This single aspect is the most significant for the success of any team, and is well beyond technicalities or methodologies. In an environment composed of selfless personalities, a few experienced leaders are enough to rapidly spread knowledge and common understanding because everyone is constantly focused on giving, not on receiving. This enables the most wonderful feedback loop of all, that is, everybody acquiring the missing skills and insights of others, allowing the team to grow constantly and steadily every day....