Fundamentals of Level Three Leadership

95. Planned Team Obsolescence

Concept

The Greenland chapter introduces the concept that high performing world-class teams are not likely to continue indefinitely. Things change. People leave. Projects are completed. Management changes. The concept here is that wise team leaders will plan for this.

For many high-performing teams, the excitement and resonance of being in that high level of excellence pushes out any thoughts of what’s next? This is dangerous. When the job is done or leadership or membership change and things aren’t going so well, the drop can be a catastrophic one. Here are some things team leaders can do to manage this potential pitfall.

First, realize that no good thing goes on forever. All good things come to an end sometime, ...