Cultures are groups of people who come together around a common set of values and beliefs. When we share values and beliefs with others, we form trust. Trust of others allows us to rely on others to help protect our children and ensure our personal survival.
Like so many before it, the company confused innovation with novelty.
Only when the WHY is clear and when people believe what you believe can a true loyal relationship develop.
Our struggles are the short-term steps we must take on our way to long-term success.
Our strength will come not from the sharpness of our spears, but from our willingness to offer others the protection of our shields.
The only reason the field continues to grow is because of increasing demand. The more we try to make ourselves feel better, the worse we seem to feel.
When they are unclear about your WHY, WHAT you do has no context. Even though.
There is a difference between a group of people who work together and a group of people who trust each other.
How do I create an environment in which my people can work to their natural best?
The problem was, they advertised their product as a “5GB mp3 player.” It is exactly the same message as Apple’s “1,000 songs in your pocket.” The difference is Creative told us WHAT their product was and Apple told us WHY we needed it.
The goal for us as individuals is to know our WHY so that we can more easily find the right tree and the right nest. The goal for an organization is to know its WHY in order to attract the right birds. And the goal for each team within the company is to make sure that they have the right birds in each nest – those who will work together most effectively to contribute to the organization’s higher purpose and cause.
If most companies don’t really know why their customers are their customers or why their employees are their employees, then how do they know how to attract more employees and encourage loyalty among those they already have?
Strong relationships are the foundation of high-performing teams. And all high-performing teams start with trust.
A culture is strong when people work with each other, for each other. A culture is weak when people work against each other, for themselves.
People who love going to work are more productive and more creative. They go home happier and have happier families. They treat their colleagues and clients and customers better.
Good leaders make you feel safe.
If we believe trust, cooperation and innovation matter to the long-term prospects of our organizations, then we have only one choice – to learn how to play with an infinite mindset.
The true value of an organization is measured by the desire others have to contribute to that organization’s ability to keep succeeding, not just during the time they are there, but well beyond their own tenure.
Cause Blindness is when we become so wrapped up in our Cause or so wrapped up in the “wrongness” of the other player’s Cause, that we fail to recognize their strengths or our weaknesses.
Cause Blindness blunts humility and exaggerates arrogance, which in turn stunts innovation and reduces the flexibility we need to play the long game.