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Good leaders remember there is a genuine honesty in emotions that is as refreshing as it is uncomfortable at times. Emotionality carries conviction along with the noise.
While most people cooperate with others and want to help their colleagues, a highly collaborative team seldom happens organically.
Presuming a team or organization will naturally develop a highly collaborative spirit of working together doesn’t make it so.
Don’t Cast Team Obligations as Goals During the Review and Planning Process
Robert Taylor was a creative inventor and leader who started the Minnetonka company in 1964 with a $3,000 investment.
He believed that even a small company could compete with the largest consumer product companies if it had the best product and could get a head start.
Within 15 years, he had successfully launched the first anti-plaque toothpaste and a unique perfume scent named “Obsession.”