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CHAPTER SUMMARY

THE FIRST ELEMENT: A COOPERATIVE MINDSET

Key Points

Companies that abound with Hot Spots are smart about using all points of leverage to encourage a mindset of cooperation, including the following:

  • Candidate selection practices that prevent the company from hiring overly competitive employees and encourage the selection of cooperative individuals
  • Rewarding practices that encourage team rather than individual performance
  • Positive executive leadership practices that encourage and model cooperative working
  • Mentoring and coaching
  • The creation and communication of symbols, stories, and language of cooperation
  • Informal activities and events that encourage a sense of mutuality

The New Rules of Cooperation

  • Relationships The value ...

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