The March Madness basketball tournaments each year remind us of 5 important lessons we need to remember about developing teams and cultures.
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Jason introduces Season 8 episode 11 of the podcast, 5 Lessons March Madness Can Teach Your Team At Work. Welcome back to the podcast on corporate culture and leadership and thank you for listening. We engage thought leaders like CEOs, CFOs, managers, VPs, directors, and more for this podcast. We wish to create content that engages your mind and heart and allows you to step back and think and add some positivity to your life. We deep dive into today’s topic.
We can’t control everything but what we can control is our response. Still a lot of work to do but wanted to remind the audience what is within our control is the temperature we create in the organizations and teams we work with.
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“The best teams lead, again during those pressure moments, big and small. You start to see who the leaders are on the team.”
In the latest episode of *The Thermostat* with Jason Barger, titled “5 Lessons March Madness Can Teach Your Team At Work,” Jason delves into the profound parallels between the high-stakes world of college basketball’s March Madness tournament and the dynamics of effective teamwork in the workplace. Through insightful commentary and notable timestamps from the episode, we explore the following key themes:
1. Belief in Possibility (Timestamp: 12:48): Jason emphasizes the importance of fostering a shared belief in the possibility of success within teams. Drawing parallels to the popular show *Ted Lasso*, he highlights the significance of believing in oneself, teammates, and the vision of a greater mission.
“At their core, it started with a belief in the vision, the dream, a belief in themselves, a belief in their teammates—that it is possible.”
2. Connection and Clarity (Timestamp: 14:29): The episode underscores the necessity for teams to cultivate a sense of connection and clarity regarding roles, values, and strategies. By aligning individuals with a common purpose and understanding, teams can achieve greater cohesion and effectiveness.
“The best teams are connected. They have a great understanding of their roles and expectations, strategy, and style of play.”
3. Adversity and Ownership (Timestamp: 16:53): Jason discusses how successful teams navigate adversity with resilience and ownership. Rather than succumbing to blame or finger-pointing, they embrace challenges as opportunities for growth and collaboration.
“It’s not always puppy dogs and ice cream. Adversity does show up every once in a while, and yet, how do we own our response and proactively approach it?”
4. Execution and Precision (Timestamp: 19:49): The importance of executing plans with precision and agility is highlighted, emphasizing the need for teams to translate strategy into action effectively. Jason emphasizes the significance of preparation, adaptation, and performance in achieving desired outcomes.
“Performance matters. We know this. You don’t get to advance in a tournament if you haven’t executed well, if you haven’t played well.”
5. Leadership and Setting the Tone (Timestamp: 22:41): Finally, the episode underscores the critical role of leadership in setting the tone and maintaining composure during challenging moments. Effective leaders inspire and uplift their teams, fostering a culture of gratitude, resilience, and collective responsibility.
Questions to Ponder:
- What do you and your team believe is possible?
- What are you actively doing to build connection and clarity regarding your team’s mission, vision, values, and strategy?
- How do you respond when adversity arises, and what steps do you take to maintain composure and proactively address challenges?
- Are you clear on the temperature you hope to set and the execution plan you want to follow as a leader and team?
- How can you cultivate leadership qualities within yourself and others to set the tone for your team’s success?
With these lessons from March Madness in mind, teams can strive for greater cohesion, resilience, and performance in pursuit of their shared goals. As Jason aptly summarizes, “The future of leadership is you, is me. Be a thermostat.”
Upcoming episodes will focus on 4 Trust Musts For Every Leader & Team. Stay Tuned!
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A thermostat is proactive. It sets the temperature in a room. Controls the temperature. Regulates the temperature. But in today’s distracted, fast-paced and digital world, it’s easy for individuals and organizations to act more like thermometers, slipping into reactionary thinking, becoming scattered and inconsistent. The most compelling leaders, teams, organizations, families, or collection of humans of any kind operate in thermostat mode. They calibrate their mind and heart to set the temperature for the vision and culture they want to create. Jason Barger, globally celebrated author, keynote speaker, and founder of Step Back Leadership Consulting, is the host of The Thermostat, a podcast journey to discover authentic leadership, create compelling cultures and find clarity of mission, vision, and values.