Building your Dream Team, Part 3

Adapted from Fred Lee's book, "If Disney Ran Your Hospital: 9 1/2 Things You Would Do Differently."

Last week we talked about the importance of sharing your dream with your team.

Let’s look at how we can develop a dream that the entire team is a part of creating. Here are some ideas to get you going:

Finish this sentence: “I dream of working on a team where ________________.” You might take a minute to answer this question yourself first. What’s important to you? You might list:

• Everyone puts forth their best efforts.
• We reach – and exceed – our company goals.
• We have extremely satisfied clients.
• We all feel like good friends.

How does your team finish the same sentence? Try it – and then be open to a full, rousing discussion about how the team will work together to become the “dream team” we all want to be working with.

Ask your team to finish a couple more sentences, too, and see where that discussion leads. Here are some you might try:

I want to work for a manager who ________________.
I want to work with coworkers who ________________.
I enjoy my work most when ________________.
I wish there was more ________________ here at work.

Get the conversation going – engage your team in the journey and in reaching for the dream!

More next week!