Culture transcends talent

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Go beyond sales
This approach works equally well for all functional areas of your business.


Simply replace “sell more software” with any functional competency or deliverable to yield similar results for any individual or group (i.e. “I could develop better solutions if…” or “deliver better customer services if…”).

Selling is never easy, but it’s much harder when you have blind spots you’re not even aware of. The good news is that you’re one simple question away from getting the highly actionable insights you need to address them. Just complete the sentence!Many leaders intrinsically understand the importance of creating a great team or company culture. In a previous post I talked about ways of driving business results by building an awesome culture, but in working with many leaders to help them build that killer culture I’ve found there are a few key concepts that change the way they approach the task.




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If you look at the top sport franchise dynasties of the thailand telegram data past 20 years, it’s interesting to see how certain teams keep managing to win championships despite significant turnover in their rosters. LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman points out that the New England Patriots, San Antonio Spurs, and the Boston Red Sox have collectively won 11 league championships between 1999 and 2014, even though only a single player from each team’s initial championship played for the team consistently over that period. As a Canadian hockey fan, I’ve seen my Olympic hockey teams (both men and women—Go Canada!) consistently win gold medals despite the same trend.




Certainly, these teams do a great job of attracting top talent, but they also have cultures and team-based styles of play that transcend the individual contributors. As the article points out, “teams win when their individual members trust each other enough to prioritize team success over individual glory. It is no coincidence that these teams are known for “The Patriot Way” or “The Spurs Way,” and that television broadcasters often praise them for “unselfish” play.”