Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't

Responsibility is not doing as we are told, that’s obedience. Responsibility is doing what is right.

The more we give of ourselves to see others succeed, the greater our value to the group and the more respect they offer us. The more respect and recognition we receive, the higher our status in the group and the more incentive we have to continue to give to the group. At least that’s how it’s supposed to work. Whether we are a boss, coach or parent

The leaders of great organizations do not see people as a commodity to be managed to help grow the money.

In times when resources are scarce and danger is looming, we naturally come together.

friends. In the linear hierarchies in which we work, we want the folks at the top to see what we did. We raise our hands for recognition and reward. For most of us, the more recognition we get for our efforts from those in charge, the more successful we think we are. It is a system that works so long as that one person who supervises us stays at th

Why can’t we enjoy ourselves at work like we do when we’re not at work?

As social animals morality also matters.

If certain conditions are met and the people inside an organization feel safe among each other, they will work together to achieve things none of them could have ever achieved alone.

Anything that separates us from the impact our words and actions have on other people has the potential to lead us down a dangerous path.