Cohesion: Key to Hyper Successful Teams

Cohesion: Desired, But Not Developed

By Shaun Goodsell

Mental Edge Today

Principle of Cohesion in Action
Principle of Cohesion in Action

There are many inspiring stories that highlight the power of a “team”.  One such movie is “Miracle”, a movie that tells the epic story of the 1980 Olympic Hockey teams unprecedented journey to the gold medal. There are many riveting moments in the movie however, one stands out  for me; The team had been selected and many of the players seemed to be a bit to comfortable with the fact they had simply made the team.  This sense of comfort lead to a nonchalant attitude and a complete lack of focus. In a heated moment Herb Brooks confronts one player amongst the team and said;  “The name on the front of your jersey is a lot more important then the one on the back!.

There is a timeliness to this comment today in 2013.

Do we really believe this? Do our actions energy, and attitudes  support the idea that the team is of greater importance then any one persons success? For the sake of this writing I would have to say “NO” we do not believe this.  Before, I go further I need to clarify that I do believe that people need to have individual fulfillment. The team should allow for the success of each person. However, I believe that we are producing groups of individuals that play  by and for themselves surrounded by others, rather then a team that plays together allowing for individuals to shine in specific roles that support the goals of the TEAM. skill set. Because the team counts on them to excel in this role it tends to raise the effectiveness of others in different roles. Our teams are underachieving because;

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One Reply to “Cohesion: Key to Hyper Successful Teams”

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