There is No "I" in Team
Next week, I will be starting a new role for a new company (more on this in my succeeding entries). This role will have me manage a team, and I will be meeting most of them for the first time next week. As someone who worked his way from the trenches, I just like to put some thoughts here so I can be reminded of the stuff that I plan to do. On the first staff meeting, I will, at the onset, emphasize team unity because, as cliché as it sounds, there is indeed no "I" in team. I will also emphasize that one team member's success is the whole team's success. I want a culture of respect, appreciation and recognition. The team culture that I want to create is one where everyone lifts each other up, and there will be, as much as possible, no politicking. Work tactics and techniques should be shared across the team. This means that there will be a team knowledge-base where team wisdom will be stored and will be accessible to everyone in the team. Hopefully, things will ...