Embracing Risk & Failure: Superteams' Path to Continuous Improvement
Superteams achieve continuous improvement and sustained performance by actively building skills and embracing the "two things" most businesses avoid: risk-taking and failure. This comfort with making mistakes is essential because "unless the team feels comfortable making those mistakes, learning simply becomes impossible," directly impacting a team's ability to evolve and meet goals.
“We see that an organizational culture stifling risk-taking directly impacts a team's ability to adapt and achieve operational goals, potentially leading to a 15-25% lag in productivity gains compared to adaptive teams.”
Superteams achieve continuous improvement and sustained performance by actively building skills and embracing the "two things" most businesses avoid: risk-taking and failure. This comfort with making mistakes is essential because "unless the team feels comfortable making those mistakes, learning simply becomes impossible," directly impacting a team's ability to evolve and meet goals.
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"At most companies, getting better is surprisingly difficult, and that's because improvement requires two things that most businesses are not particularly comfortable with, and that is risk-taking and failure."
— What "Superteams" Do Differently
Key Takeaways
- 01Superteams, a "very tiny group," achieve "perfect scores" by continuously building skills.
- 02Continuous improvement for these teams hinges on embracing "risk-taking and failure."
- 03Without comfort in making mistakes, "learning simply becomes impossible" for teams.
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