The Value Flywheel Effect

Chapter 9

Environment for Success

Challenge and landscape are so important. We rarely have all the capabilities that we need. The concepts of challenging an idea and building situational awareness are vital. I was once told that “challenge” did not mean what I thought it meant. That some people found it offensive. Then I was told that collaboration is a dirty word—it’s almost like people are sneaking around. Creating an environment for success means people will bring themselves to the work. Let’s hope that person is keen to work in a team, as opposed to disrupting it.

In the first phase of the Value Flywheel Effect, we focused on finding and clearly communicating purpose—finding your team’s or organization’s north star. In other words, identify ...