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I know they are talking about businesses and everything here, but let me throw a wrench into that entire theory. 2010 San Francisco Giants.

by amadeus 15y ago

espeed 15y ago
When teams gel and you get a synergistic effect, it's an awe-inspiring thing. Humility is often the key ingredient. Contrast the 2011 Mavs with the 2011 Heat. The individual team members must be humble else hubris and competing egos will drag them down. Hubris leads to overreaching and taking uncalculated risks (http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/10565 http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/10565), and I believe this is far more common when individuals are part of a team than whey they are working alone because teams provide a safety net and outlet for passing the buck. Individuals working alone don't have these outs, and this helps keep them in check. Another aspect to this is if an individual has the freedom to flow in any direction and is not bound by constraints imposed by the group, then the individual has the freedom to tap into and include their best ideas in the project without having to pass them by a committee. This reduces context switches, allows them to flow faster and better maximize their potential. In addition, when a corporation hires someone with a specific task in mind, they may only see a sliver of the individual's potential because the latent parts aren't relevant to the job description. Contrast this to an entrepreneur that puts his heart and soul and every fiber of his being into realizing his vision. This environment is maximizing his potential because he is summoning all his best parts. When all of that energy is harnessed and focused, the individual is much more valuable.
- amadeus 15y ago
  Another good example!
spooneybarger 15y ago
the 2010 SF Giants had some of the most individually talented pitchers in the game.

4 ms·

I know they are talking about businesses and everything here, but let me throw a wrench into that entire theory. 2010 San Francisco Giants.

by amadeus 15y ago

I know they are talking about businesses and everything here, but let me throw a wrench into that entire theory. 2010 San Francisco Giants.

espeed 15y ago
When teams gel and you get a synergistic effect, it's an awe-inspiring thing. Humility is often the key ingredient. Contrast the 2011 Mavs with the 2011 Heat. The individual team members must be humble else hubris and competing egos will drag them down. Hubris leads to overreaching and taking uncalculated risks (http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/10565 http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/10565), and I believe this is far more common when individuals are part of a team than whey they are working alone because teams provide a safety net and outlet for passing the buck. Individuals working alone don't have these outs, and this helps keep them in check. Another aspect to this is if an individual has the freedom to flow in any direction and is not bound by constraints imposed by the group, then the individual has the freedom to tap into and include their best ideas in the project without having to pass them by a committee. This reduces context switches, allows them to flow faster and better maximize their potential. In addition, when a corporation hires someone with a specific task in mind, they may only see a sliver of the individual's potential because the latent parts aren't relevant to the job description. Contrast this to an entrepreneur that puts his heart and soul and every fiber of his being into realizing his vision. This environment is maximizing his potential because he is summoning all his best parts. When all of that energy is harnessed and focused, the individual is much more valuable.
- amadeus 15y ago
  Another good example!
spooneybarger 15y ago
the 2010 SF Giants had some of the most individually talented pitchers in the game.