If you're doing something new you've got to have a vision. You've got to have a perspective. You've got to have some north star you're aiming for, and you just believe somehow you'll get there, which kind of gets to the passion point.
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You have to get along with people, but you also have to recognize that the strength of a team is different people with different perspectives and different personalities.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Team strength comes from the diversity of its members' perspectives and personalities.
This quote highlights the importance of diversity within a team, emphasizing that getting along with others is essential, but it is equally important to appreciate the unique perspectives and personalities each individual brings. A successful team thrives on this variety, as different viewpoints can lead to innovative solutions and a more dynamic work environment.
Themes
TeamworkDiversityPerspectivesLeadershipCollaboration
In practice
Example use cases
During a team-building workshop, to emphasize the value of diversity, I shared this quote with participants.
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And I'd say one of the great lessons I've learned over the past couple of decades, from a management perspective, is that really when you come down to it, it really is all about people and all about leadership.
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But the idea that some day people would want to be able to interact and get stock quotes and talk with other people or all these different things, I just believed that was going to happen
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If you believe that some day it's going to happen, some day it probably will happen. You just have to make sure you're there when it's happening, and ideally you're at the front of the parade, and the principle beneficiary of when it happens.
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Five or ten years ago, when it was clear the Internet was becoming a mainstream phenomenon, it was equally clear that a lot of people were being left out and could be left behind
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