What is teamwork? Corporations use buzz words all the time: takingleadership; team player; be proactive; climbing the ladder; and, a newfavorite, synergy.Most corporations, government entities, or large and small businesses talk alot about these things. In reality, this is used to spur more productivity fromemployees. Climbing the “corporate ladder” comes with a price, usuallyfreedom to make choices.If the employee doesn’t work weekends, doesn’t travel, doesn’t drive ahundred miles a day, opportunity may be limited. There is always someoneelse who will do those things.Taking “leadership” is usually means taking more responsibility in the hopesof a higher salary, better benefits, or a shiny new corporate car. While thereis nothing wrong with hard work, Author and entrepreneur Keith Ferrazzi inhis book “Never Eat Alone” talks about how hard he worked to make his bosses look good.He was rewarded with early promotions and great mentorship. His pointthough, is about building powerful relationships that everyone benefits from.This is the point I want to talk about. So how do we break the industrial agethinking cycle: go to school; get good grades; get a job, and then, work yourself up the ladder?What would happen to an organization, built on the concept of teamwork,where everyone contributing to a singular vision. No, I am not talking aboutcommunism, or socialism. Far from it, this is a free market, capitalist idea.I am talking about empowering each individual to choose their own level of involvement based on the reward they want. No corporate ladder, but real freedom - a “pay for performance” salary withunlimited opportunity. What would happen to an organization of masseswith the same dream of ending homelessness, or creating safeneighborhoods for our children? What could happen to our nation, if we had
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