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THE OTHER INDIVIDUAL SKILLS: BEING TRUE TO THE WORK AND TRUE TO THE COMPANY

The vast majority of us see ourselves as being True to the Work. But doing that when we are working alone is quite different than when we are working with others. It’s more of a challenge to Be True to the Work when working in a team because we often have such different perspectives. The teams that get labelled as “special” are the ones that merge disparate views well. Two of the key proficiencies that help a team achieve this synergy are Being Open to New Information and Exploring the Options.

OUR OPENNESS TO NEW INFORMATION

There is usually far more information available to us than what we take in. Our brain lets in only a portion of the available stimuli. Some of ...

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