Book Notes – Unstoppable Teams – Mills

C.A.R.E loop -> Connect, Achieve, Respect, Empower

Platform (You)

• Take charge of the conversations between head and heart, many give up without trying or when faced with adversity. What is your goals/dreams, how much do you want it, is it worth the sacrifices/risks?
• Where you put your focus will determine your actions
• Keep your focus when others tell you it’s not possible & inspire others to do the same
• We can control our focus, our feelings and what we do (act)
• Brains programmed to self-preservation, energy conservation, influence by chemicals (sleep, nutrition, exercise)
• Outcomes account -> negatives and positives of goal 1. Outcomes 2. Impact, 3. Feel

Unstoppables

• Build teams with complementary skillsets
• Assess via triangulation 3 people from different areas ask them “if I was going to save your life doing one thing I am best at, what would it be?” (verb not noun) see what is common in answers you get back.
• Commitment/going all in and diverse backgrounds, beats experience
• Traits must have 1. competence, 2. Perspective, 3. Communication, 4.Drive, 5. Humility, 6. Flexibility, 7. Selflessness

Connect

• Success depends on ability to build human relationships
• Most people are not engaged at work, and don’t feel cared for
• Connection build through -> 1. Communication, 2. Credibility, 3. commitment

Achieve

• Find ways to see beyond visible and surpass limitations
• 5 As -> Aspire, Assume, Assure, Appreciate

Respect

• Everyone participate in the planning process, taking ownership and commit
• 3Rs -> Realize, recognize, require

Empower

• Environment where everyone shares what they learned and feel responsible to coach and support each other
• Education -> Leapfrogging(informal lessons learned, updates); Externality (formal training); On the job training (approach by doing mentoring/coaching)

Activate the 10x advantage

• Serve someone, listen to what they need and deliver it.
• Relationships with not just the team but external relationships (two-way relationships), strive to make them succeed as well (not just clients but others as well
• 5 phases to unstoppable team
  • Connected group
  • Directed group (focus on goals)
  • Respected team  (connection to eachother, investment)
  • Empowered (decision making to team)
  • Unstoppable! (reach outside the team with CARE loop)