Good Morning,
After reading about powerhouse teams in such books as ‘The Five Dysfunctions of Teams’ and ‘Lincoln on Leadership’ and ‘The Leadership Secrets of Colin Powell’ you see that teams that work well together get very open and honest with each other. This open honesty in working with others can get heated at times.
Many people fear that heated discussion and try to shy away from it. When it happens in their midst, they may sit back in their chairs and become a bystander rather than stepping up and becoming a contributor.
To clarify, by heated discussions, I am not talking about knock-down, no-holds-barred fights with insults and attacks. Rather I am talking about highly respectful discussions where each of the team members who contributes, really TRUSTS their team members enough and are COMFORTABLE enough with them to be open and honest and give them their all!
Team members who can enter this level of healthy debate can churn out diamonds from lumps of clay by beating on them and tweaking them and being passionate about their beliefs and values. The results from these debates are almost always better than taking the initial suggestions and running with them just because the boss or someone said they should.
After you get used to this form of debate, you will feel a greater respect for your peers than before. Honest!
We first have to realize that these debates are not personal. When being performed honestly and passionately with vigor and zeal, then the discussion is not about the participants, rather it is the ideas and ideals which are being hammered out.
It is said that Walt Disney would offer out ideas to his team of advisors and if more than a few of the ten or so people agreed with the initial idea, he scrapped it. General George Patton once said that “If everyone is thinking alike, then someone is not thinking’.
These great men knew the value of honest, passionate and sometimes heated discussions, in coming up with the best ideas and decisions for their teams.
If you care enough to give your best to your team and on your projects, then care enough to be open and honest and passionate about your feelings and ideas, even if it gets heated. Remember; focus on the ideas, and not the person you are talking to.
In the end, you will find some diamonds from the rough.
Enjoy!
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