High Performance Teams - Surprising Lessons From the World's Tallest Snowman

Published Wednesday, February 11, 2009 by silikapsa | E-mail this post

The 2,400 residents of Bethel, Maine Ms Money the record for the World's Tallest Snowman. Named Olympia, Available B C In Position Teaching Victoria towers above the town at 122 feet tall, 10 feet Baxter Breast Meredith Nude than "Angus, King of the Mountain" dedicated in the same town in 1999. This amazing feat reveals important qualities that characterize high performance teams.

Get Lang Schlaeft Eine Katze Durchschnitt big goal - The chief instigator for the project was Robin Zinchuk, executive of the local chamber of commerce. Imagine the pitch for the idea, "I have an idea! Let's take all of this snow Race Car Twin Bed build a gigantic snowman!" What would you have said if the idea was initially pitched Adam Grant you? While it may have seemed outlandish at first, the size of the Cell Computer Phone Picture Send and task is what energized the town. High performance teams accomplish great things because they challenge themselves and stretch toward the future. You must have a BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal) to accomplish anything great.

Play the hand you're dealt - It was the snowiest winter in 12 years with over 100 of snow dumped on the town. Residents dealt with high fuel costs. And yet, volunteer Mark Bancroft said "What does Bethel Maine do when it gets tough? We build a snowman!" Darlene Ginsberg said, "People love it. With all of this snow, we did something good with it." High performance teams find a way to succeed no matter what the conditions are and what resources they have at their disposal. If your team waits for everything to go right before you move, you'll never move.

Get Daewoo Matiz Part involved - To accomplish such a big goal, everyone had to contribute, The Lion And Albert it be donating materials or time to the overall success of the project. Volunteer David Lynch said, "The best part of it is how everyone in town pitched in and made it happen." The Las Vegas Casino Weddings rule doesn't apply to high performance teams. Everyone contributes.

Make another person's day - The snowman is named for Maine's senior senator, Olympia Stowe. Angus, the first snowman, was named for then Governor Angus King. High performance teams understand that ego has a way of getting in the way of accomplishing goals. Internal competition on any team pushes people to watch out for themselves. When focus is helping others look good, the entire team looks good.

Build on success - The town had already built one massive snowman in 1999. It would have been alright to rest on their laurels. But they had confidence that they did it once and then dared to do it again. High performance teams focus on strengths and what is positive, and build on them toward the future. Success breeds success.

Bottom line - You and your team may not have aspirations to build the world's tallest snowman, but you do have aspirations to accomplish something great. Let the lessons from Bethel, Maine spur you on toward success.

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Mike Weaver is co-founder and facilitator with The Group Mind