Truth About Teams
The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime. - Babe Ruth
Working with others is one of the best ways to accomplish more.
Divide tasks. Focus on strengths. Back each other up.
As easy as it is to scale up this way, landmines await.
Avoid relying on personal relationships to ensure things get done. There has to be more to the arrangement than friendship.
Of course, this can come later. First, though, deals have to close.
This requires a clear understanding of who does what and by when.
And if deadlines slip, there must be hard conversations.
Looking for good times and laughs? Stick to happy hour at a bar.
For a BD team to thrive, there can be no doubts about divisions of labor.
Otherwise, it’s a bunch of assumptions built on hope. And that house of cards comes down fast.