Monday, September 7, 2009

YOU NEED THE TEAM TO HAVE THE DREAM

From John Maxwell's "The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork:"

One mistake I’ve seen people repeatedly make is that they focus too much attention on their dream and too little on their team. But the truth is that if you build the right team, the dream will almost take care of itself.

If you want to achieve your dream—I mean really do it, not just imagine what it would be like—then grow your team.

When the team you have doesn’t match up to the team of your dreams, then you have only two choices: Give up your dream, or grow up your team.

Enthusiastic beginner—needs direction
Disillusioned learner—needs coaching
Cautious completer—needs support
Self-reliant achiever—needs responsibility