Why The Highest Performing Teams Always Fail Over Time

Disrupters, rebels, challengers, deviants, and the like are crucial for population, organization and team survival over time. The highest performing teams function with a minimum of disruption. They do well. But they are resistant to the changes required to evolve and survive over time. This is why you need a meaningful level of disruption, challenge, rebellion, and deviation on a team. The trouble with being at the peak is that the only way to go from there is down. Root out complacency and keep your team striving for a new peak.

Do not push for perfect alignment of peoples’ behaviors, relationships and attitude with your existing culture. Do not bring in a complete cultural misfit like NBC did with Megyn Kelly; but do push for some evolutionary deviation on one or more dimensions.

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