We are constantly sold the myth of the ‘heroic individual’ triumphing alone and defeating all the baddies in the Hollywood blockbusters, but the fact is just about every achievement and true innovation has a team behind it, even if it’s one person who represents the collective face of the team behind the scenes. In the new Be a team player download produced for Hypnosisdownloads.com I use tips, ideas and, of course, hypnotic techniques to encourage a strong group focus to get results in life. The energy, creativity and spread of talent of a group working ‘as one’ far outstrips the efforts (no matter how heroic) of any individual. No human being has all qualities. Some people are planners, some are ‘bonders’ and networkers and some are visionaries and risk takers. If you only ever work alone you are like the one tool toolbox. By being a team player you increase your own effectiveness.
The power of the group - a spread of talent
Being a team player doesn’t mean kowtowing to everyone else or always going along with stuff you don’t agree with, but it does mean recognizing one’s own weaknesses and other peoples’ strengths and abilities. Human progress depended on cooperation. Alone, we couldn’t defeat predators or be effective hunters and then farmers, but as part of an effective group we became stronger than any other predator and through cooperation we were able to farm and build empires.
But what prevents people becoming team players?
Ego and in-fighting
Have you ever noticed that some teams just aren’t? All the energy of the group seems to be wasted on group politics, who said or did what to whom, who had the idea first and so on. It’s as if the value of the group is leaking away before your eyes. All the focus is on internal squabbles and the egos of the individuals rather than the actual aims and goals of the group as a whole.
Being a healthy team player
A healthy group can work as almost a super powerful ‘entity’. If individual desire for status, or to ‘be right’ all the time, is allowed to eclipse the real function and aims of the group, then the team begins to ‘rot’. If an individual wants too much power for power’s sake, or too much attention for themselves, then they are using the group for their own ends and may no longer be working for the real good of the team.
Be a team player seeks to address these problems for anyone big enough to admit they may need help in this area.
Mark
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