{"id":10526,"date":"2016-12-22T22:08:15","date_gmt":"2016-12-23T03:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=10526"},"modified":"2016-12-22T22:08:15","modified_gmt":"2016-12-23T03:08:15","slug":"book-review-the-ideal-team-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=10526","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: The Ideal Team Player"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Ideal Team Player<\/em><\/a> by Patrick Lencioni was the first book I picked up for Christmas break. \u00a0There is just something about sitting by the fireplace and the Christmas tree that entices me to want to read for hours! \u00a0I was intrigued by this book for two reasons. \u00a0First, I long to be the ideal team player. \u00a0Whether it is in my family, in my career, or anywhere in life that the Lord leads me…I want to bring great value to any team that I am blessed to be a part of. \u00a0Secondly, I believe that the Lord has given me the gifts and desire to lead a great team. \u00a0My goal in reading this book was to identify any blindspots in my own life as well as to refine my definition of the ideal team player.<\/p>\n

I’ve long appreciated Pat Lencioni’s books and the way that he uses fables to get his point across. \u00a0Here<\/a> is a link to several other reviews I’ve written on Lencioni books. \u00a0I’ve found his books to be both helpful and practical. \u00a0I really can’t think of an area of life that his principles wouldn’t apply. \u00a0I highlighted several things while reading and have posted those notes below…<\/p>\n

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  • The ability to work effectively with others, to add value within the dynamics of a group endeavor, is more curtail in today\u2019s fluid world than it has ever been.<\/li>\n
  • For organizations seriously committed to making teamwork a cultural reality, I\u2019m convinced that \u201cthe right people\u201d are the ones who have the three virtues in common\u2014humility, hunger, and people smarts.<\/li>\n
  • Humility is the single greatest and most indispensable attribute of being a team player.<\/li>\n
  • \u201cHumility isn\u2019t thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less.\u201d CS Lewis<\/li>\n
  • Hungry people almost never have to be pushed by a manager to work harder because they are self-motivated and diligent.<\/li>\n
  • Smart simply refers to a person\u2019s common sense about people.<\/li>\n
  • What makes humble, hungry, and smart powerful and unique is not the individual attributes themselves, but rather the required combination of all three.<\/li>\n
  • Many people will try to get a job even if they don\u2019t fit the company\u2019s stated values, but very few will do so if they know that they\u2019re going to be held accountable, day in and day out, for behavior the violates the values.<\/li>\n
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    We are looking for ideal team players, not adequate ones.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Leaders who want to create a culture of humility, hunger, and people smarts in their organization should be constantly on the lookout for any displays of those virtues. \u00a0And when they see those displays, they should hold them up as examples for everyone to see.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
    Interview Questions:<\/strong><\/div>\n
    HUMBLE<\/strong><\/div>\n
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    • Tell me about the most important accomplishments of your career<\/li>\n
    • What was the most embarrassing moment in your career? \u00a0Or the biggest failure?<\/li>\n
    • How did you handle that embarrassment or failure?<\/li>\n
    • What is your greatest weakness?<\/li>\n
    • How do you handle apologies, either giving or accepting them?<\/li>\n
    • Tell me about someone who is better than you in an area that really matters to you<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
      \u00a0HUNGRY<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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      • What is the hardest you\u2019ve ever worked on something in your life?<\/li>\n
      • What do you like to do when you\u2019re not working?<\/li>\n
      • Did you work hard when you were a teenager?<\/li>\n
      • What kinds of hours do you usually work?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
        SMART<\/strong><\/div>\n
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        • How would you describe your personality?<\/li>\n
        • What do you do that others in your personal life might find annoying?<\/li>\n
        • What kind of people annoy you the most, and how do you deal with them?<\/li>\n
        • Would your former colleagues describe you as an empathetic person? \u00a0or Can you give me an example of how you\u2019ve demonstrated empathy to a teammate?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            The Ideal Team Player by Patrick Lencioni was the first book I picked up for Christmas break. \u00a0There is just something about sitting by the fireplace and the Christmas tree that entices me to want to read for hours! \u00a0I was intrigued by this book for two reasons. \u00a0First, I long to be the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,35,16,23,28,17,32,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-book-review","category-creative","category-family","category-generosity","category-integrity","category-leadership","category-marriage","category-north-cobb-christian"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10526"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10526\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}