Navigate the Swirl

CHAPTER 15Conversation 3: Shifting Mindset

Are team members sober and honest about where they are on the journey and where the gaps are?

Are team members able to bring their best efforts to the team's success?

Are they accountable and coachable, giving and receiving feedback?

Do they resolve conflicts directly at the source?

Do they build dynamic interpersonal relationships?

How do individuals build trust in each other? How do we inspire ourselves and each other to keep our commitments? How do we move forward together when each of us has such a unique and different perspective? These questions become incredibly real when it comes to ambitious teams that aspire to do great work together. How do we negotiate a profound diversity of perspectives? Is negotiate even the right word? How do we go from a cacophony of individual opinions to the harmony of a team? Believe me, the more high-performing independent-minded individuals that are part of any team, the more urgent these issues become.

Shifting Mindset is about embracing a team's diversity of perspectives and transforming it from a debilitating liability into a tremendous asset. But this means developing new agreements to support each other, be accountable, and coachable. In a sense, Shifting Mindset is less about what the team does, or will do, and more about who they are. Is everyone ready to be on a high-performing team? Are they ready to be honest and authentic? Can each individual put their ego aside long enough to ...