Transformational Thinking
By understanding how the process in which thinking works, we can transform our thoughts in powerful ways.
Alex Pentland, MIT Media Labs
In the old way of doing business, the bottom line reigned supreme. Little, if any, attention was paid to company culture or employee happiness. But in today’s competitive environment, business leaders recognize that engaged employees are the key to higher productivity and better outcomes. Companies can no longer rely on merely giving what we call 1st Incomes — incentives based on financials alone. They must also provide 2nd Incomes — giving employees the tools to thrive emotionally, physically and personally.
Championship Teams are built on a culture of accomplishment. They deliver winning business results while providing members with a sense of personal and professional purpose. Championship Teams thrive on clear communication. They attract and retain talent. They report high levels of personal satisfaction, achieving greater breakthroughs with fewer breakdowns.
While meeting deadlines, goals and KPIs are critical, they’re only one side of the coin. Championship Teams reach beyond these simple measures to recognize that how you get to the finish line is as important as reaching it.
We’ve identified five core traits of a Championship Team. We call them the Five Fundamentals:
Cultivating these traits drives team performance with less thrash and fewer unresolved breakdowns. Employees develop shared values and vision, resulting in a deep sense of personal fulfillment and team commitment.
Success is no longer simply a factor of producing results but rather relies on creating a virtuous cycle between fulfillment and those results.
Working in virtuous cycles create better outcomes over the course of time.
We have entered what the World Economic Forum has coined the Fourth Industrial Revolution or Network Age. The primary way that businesses will grow going forward is through interconnectedness and relationships. Today’s workplace requires Championship Teams that are quick and adaptive.
According to a research project conducted by MIT and printed in the Harvard Business Review, “data showed that the most important predictor of a team’s success was its communication patterns. Those patterns were as significant as all other factors—intelligence, personality, talent— combined.1 Being able to communicate effectively within teams and across organizations and ecosystems is no longer a luxury but a necessity.
1. The New Science of Building Teams, Alex Pentland, HBR, 4/2012
By understanding how the process in which thinking works, we can transform our thoughts in powerful ways.
Deep listening creates connection, change lives, and give others a sense of purpose and meaning.
Creative speaking goes beyond using words to convey a message. It is a generative act that creates understanding and deepens relationships.
It is critical to transform breakdowns into breakthroughs so that teams can learn from upsets and move on, stronger than before.
Deep purpose comes from creating a meaningful vision and living inside it.
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