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In a team setting, it’s impossible for a group of people to coordinate what needs to get done without spending time on it. The larger the team, the more time is needed. As talented as we are, mind reading is not a core human competency. We need to establish common values within our team for how we make decisions and respond to problems. For manager
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Instead of silently struggling or reshuffling team members, the more effective path is to build a strong, cohesive team that operates as one unified force. In studying hundreds of companies spanning 11 industries and six continents, my colleagues have uncovered five key traits that define the most successful leadership teams: direction, discipline,... See more
hindsight, I would have started with our leadership team of five.
John Doerr • Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs
Your role as a manager is not to do the work yourself, even if you are the best at it, because that will only take you so far. Your role is to improve the purpose, people, and process of your team to get as high a multiplier effect on your collective outcome as you can.