Description

Hiring and firing are… expensive, among other adjectives. Pat Lencioni’s book, The Ideal Team Player, provides a simple but incredibly helpful framework that can help leaders find the right people to join their teams, and also works as a great tool for reflection and growth. In this episode, Jim and Margot discuss the model and share stories and tips for how you can use this tool not only to find the ideal team players, but to become the ideal leadership team.

What you’ll learn:

• The “Ideal Team Player” model [01:53]
• What does it mean to be a Humble team member? [03:34]
• What does it mean to be a Hungry team member? [04:53]
• What does it mean to be a Smart team member? [05:24]
• How to apply the three traits to ourselves  [08:52]
• How to spot when one or more of the traits are missing [08:39]
• How to use Humble, Hungry, Smart in hiring [14:48]
• How to use Humble, Hungry, Smart in team development [19:33]

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Jim Brown’s LinkedIn – http://bit.ly/2Fqs9LU 

Margot Thompson’s LinkedIn – http://bit.ly/2FvFJh2 

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