The Final Smart Things Andy Said > Part 4

From Tony Morgan's Blog.

59. There's a difference between leading a team and leading a staff.

60. A high performance team is a group of competent individuals passionately engaged in the execution of a plan designed to solve a specific problem.

61. Team advantage = synergy instead of misaligned energy

62. Four essentials to team: (1) a clearly defined problem, (2) an agreed upon solution, (3) clearly assign roles, (4) a clear understanding of the interdepency among staff members.

63. The question we need to ask is this: What is the problem that won't be solved if we don't do what God has called us to do?

64. Teams dissolved when the problems are all solved. If meetings are a waste of time, you don't know the problem or you've lost sight of it.

65. If there are 60% of the people in your community driving by your church each Sunday, one of your problems is irrelevant church environments.

66. If you just want to be a boss with employees, just tell them what to do. (Tony's note: If you do this, your leaders will flee.)

67. Agreement necessitates "unfiltered debate."

68. Every team member must buy in before he will wholeheartedly pitch in.

69. Andy challenged us to create a one-sentence job description for each of our team members. That helps them understand their role.

70. A lack of clarity always results in poor execution...at which point we typically blame the person.

71. On a real team, when one person drops the ball, the entire team suffers.

72. You capture a person's heart, you'll get their hands.

73. What without "why" feels like a task.