1. Greatness starts
with superb people.
a. Recruit original minds
b. Recruit those who desire to do the "next thing" not the
last one.
c. Recruit those with broad interests and multiple frames of references
that are problem solvers.
d. Recruit those that look for better ways of doing things
2. Great groups and great leaders
create each other
a. Collaboration is necessary for creative achievement
b. Leaders must devise and maintain an atmosphere in which team members
can put a dent in the universe.
3. Every great group has a strong
leader
a. The leader needs to be a pragmatic dreamer with an original but
attainable vision.
b. The leader is able to realize his/her dream only if others are free
to do exceptional work.
c. The leader must keep team focused and eliminate distractions.
4. The leaders of great groups
love talent and know where to find it.
a. Leaders recruit people better than themselves
b. Talented people seek out places that are full of promise, energy and
where the future is made.
5. Great groups are full of
talented people who can work together.
a. Working together is a prerequisite for membership.
b. Great Groups are tolerant of personal idiodyncrasis
6. Great groups think they are on
a mission from God.
a. Great groups are believers, not doubters.
7. Every great group is an island,
but an island with a bridge to the mainland.
a. Great groups are in their own world and create a culture of their
own.
8. Great groups see themselves as
winning underdogs.
9. Great groups always have an
enemy.
a. If there is no enemy, you have to make one up.
b. You can't have a war without an enemy.
c. An enemy raises the stake of competition and rally's the group.
10. People in great groups have
blinders on.
a. Great group members are focused on the project.
b. Great group members don't wish to talk about anything else, be
anywhere else, or do anything else.
11. Great groups are optimistic,
not realistic.
a. Great groups believe they can do things, no one else has before.
12. In great groups the right
person has the right job.
a. The uniquely talented can not be forced into roles they are not
suited for.
13. The leaders of great groups
give them what they need and free them from the rest.
a. Successful leaders strip workplace of non-essentials
b. Talented people don't need fancy facilities
c. Great groups share information effectively
d. Great group leaders keep stress in check
14. Great groups ship
a. Successful collaboration are dreams with deadlines.
b. There is continuous focus until the work is done.
15. Great work is it's own reward.
a. Great groups solve hard, meaningful and exhilarating problems with
the reward being the creative process.
b. Given the task they believe in and the chance to do it well, they
will work tirelessly for no more reward than the one they give
themselves.
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