High Performing Teams are ones associated with innovation and creativity based organizations with the following as the key themes:
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book The Infinite Game
Organizations led by finite minded leaders are characterized by work environments where people are pitted against one another to meet short term quarterly targets.
These are leaders who give the utmost importance to performers who are high on IQ even if they are not team players and lack EQ.
Such an environment is prone to ethical fading and is where people resort to unfair means and shortcuts to meet unfair targets.
Ultimately such leaders who orchestrate such unhealthy work environments resort to layoffs by putting profit before people.
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book The Infinite Game
IQ or Intelligence Quotient is related to Performance.Intelligence alone can be able to do things that are already known in a more efficient manner.
For doing “left brain” algorithmic tasks for which very less of collaboration and brain storming is needed , extrinsic motivation based rewards work as the best solution.
For doing right brain oriented work where collaboration and brain storming is the most essential pre-requisite intrinsic motivation acts as the catalyst for getting desired results.
Hence for doing right brain oriented work , EQ or emotional quotient which relies on trustworthiness in a person’s character is the most essential quality that is required.
Hence intrinsic motivation acts a a catalyst for ones who are high on emotional quotient(EQ)
Adopted from Daniel Pink’s book Drive
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s great motivational quotes:
“If everything goes right , we get a GOOD EXPERIENCE.
If everything goes wrong , we get a GOOD STORY.”
Whereas IQ is based on Intelligence or Performance , EQ or emotional quotient is based on trust or character of a person that helps the person to collaborate with like minded people.
The following quote from Simon Sinek very aptly highlights the subtle difference between intelligence part of IQ and creativity part of EQ:
“Intelligence looks for what is KNOWN to solve problems.
Creativity looks for whatever is UNKNOWN to discover possibilities.”
Motivation 2.0 is a term coined by Daniel Pink in his book Drive to explain the Carrot and Stick motivational methods prevalent in the Industrial Age.This method works best for routine , dreary , boring work that seeks compliance.
Whereas Motivation 3.0 is the new age motivational technique that focuses on intrinsic motivation to provided more autonomy to the worker in order to help him unleash his mastery upon communication of the overarching sense of purpose.
This autonomy is the pre-requisite to get done creative and innovative work which is becoming the necessary pre-requisite for modern day innovation based organizations.
The following quote of Simon Sinek endorses this very explanation of Daniel Pink:
“When we tell people to do their jobs , we get WORKERS.
When we TRUST people to get the job done , we get LEADERS.”
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s great leadership quotes:
“The JOY of LEADERSHIP comes from seeing others achieve more than they thought they were capable of.”
“The GREATEST contribution of a LEADER is to make others LEADERS.”
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s great leadership quotes
Simon Sinek in his book The Infinite Game mentions the fact that like business , life as well is an Infinite Game where there is nothing like WINNING or LOSING. This is a masterclass on how to play the infinite game of life.
When we are born by default we are PLAYERS.
In an Infinite Game , we CANNOT CHOOSE the RULES.
We CANNOT choose the GAME.
The ONLY option we have is HOW we PLAY i.e. whether we want to play with a finite mindset or an infinite mindset.
Mastery as mentioned by Daniel Pink in his book Drive is asymptotic and hence it is never possible in an entire lifetime to attain full MASTERY on any subject or topic.
Great Leaders realize this truth about mastery and hence always adopt a mindset of a student to learn by the day as opposed to being a MASTER.
Hence all GREAT LEADERS consider themselves as STUDENTS and NOT teachers.