Dear Reader,
I've been binge watching Voltron - Legendary Defenders on Netflix for the past couple of months and can't get enough of it. I first watched the old version Voltron - Defender of the Universe when I was a kid, waaaay back in 1990s and have always been a fan of the show. The idea of 5 lions coming together to form a lean mean fighting robot was truly incredible at that time. So, when I came across the new version of the show on Netflix I could not resist watching it.
Voltron animated series touches up on many aspects of leadership. Such as, ownership, insisting on high standards, obsession with a goal, invent and simplify, thinking big, bias for action, learn and be curious, earn trust, have backbone - disagree and commit, deliver results and more importantly collaboration & team work.
Team work can make or break the future of the team.
Some lessons from Voltron on teamwork and well functioning teams,
What more do you think constitutes a great team?
Until next time.
Vrepit Sa!
I've been binge watching Voltron - Legendary Defenders on Netflix for the past couple of months and can't get enough of it. I first watched the old version Voltron - Defender of the Universe when I was a kid, waaaay back in 1990s and have always been a fan of the show. The idea of 5 lions coming together to form a lean mean fighting robot was truly incredible at that time. So, when I came across the new version of the show on Netflix I could not resist watching it.
Voltron animated series touches up on many aspects of leadership. Such as, ownership, insisting on high standards, obsession with a goal, invent and simplify, thinking big, bias for action, learn and be curious, earn trust, have backbone - disagree and commit, deliver results and more importantly collaboration & team work.
Team work can make or break the future of the team.
Some lessons from Voltron on teamwork and well functioning teams,
- Every member in the team has a unique skill/quality that is different from others and very unique to that member. This also includes the team leader and no I'm not talking about leadership skills. These are skills that are required for the team to achieve their goals.
- Members in teams communicate on the best way to achieve a goal/target. They may not always agree on the way forward but they decide on consensus and agree to the decided approach i.e. "Disagree and Commit"
- Each team member seeks support from others in the team at the different times and in different situations and let others take the lead if required.
- Humor is a great way to break tension in teams, break an argument, lighten the mood in difficult situations and get perspective.
- Members encourage other team members to excel in his/her own area of expertise and in the process uncover unknown strengths.
- A team works together when faced with an external threat, even if it is unknown and are dealing with a new situation.
What more do you think constitutes a great team?
Until next time.
Vrepit Sa!