Team is not a group of people who work together - it is a group of people who trust, support and help each other.
Muhammad Saqib Javed
Senior Android Developer | Kotlin, Java, Jetpack Compose, MVVM, Clean Architecture
Far too often, organisations have hero mentality, they reward individuals at expense of the team - they forget what Steve Jobs said:
"Nothing great was ever done by one person. It is always done by a team of people." Steve Jobs
Heroes can go fast.
But -
If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, you need a team of people.
If you are a leader, it is on you to create an environment where teamwork is appreciated and recognized.
In a team environment, your job is
- to make sure everyone gets across the finish line
- to recognize and reward team behaviors such as helping each other, taking team's goals above own, and working towards common goals
- do not hire into the team "great contributors" who feel they can be jerks to everyone else - such people will destroy your team faster than you can say Mickey Mouse.
- empower the team to make decisions and let their best ideas win
Agree ?