Apr 4, 2018
Craig Ross has
a passion for finding new and effective ways a team can work
together so everyone is rewarded with accomplishment and a sense of
success. As the CEO of Verus Global, he speaks with Jim and Jan
about the processes and tools that leaders lack most, and how to
establish a shared reality within the culture of an
organization.
Key Takeaways
[4:07] One of the biggest
challenges that leaders lack today is the inability to line up all
on the same reality due to emotions overruling rational thinking.
Too many teams function from different realities, which create an
inner misalignment.
[9:59] Craig presents the idea
of an energy map as a way to align on a shared reality through
emotionally expressing the problems then focusing on the
solutions.
[13:47] The dirty fish tank
model represents training a leader and then putting them back in a
dirty and dysfunctional system. We must clean the tank, aka the
system, first so they are swimming in a tank of success and safety.
We should develop leaders, but it should be in the context of their
teams.
[16:23] Craig acknowledges that
we are moving into a new era, where the current human disconnection
is calling us to become more connected with who we are and what we
want out of life.
[21:44] From his rich experience
of interviewing leaders to see what did work for them, Craig and
his co-authors broke what made an exceptional team into three
succinct steps: 1. Leaders or a team member can ask the team about
a time they have had where they experienced success. 2.
Declare from the beginning what is expected from the team’s actions
and deliverables from the beginning, and 3. figuring out how to do
it.
[29:08] A lot of teams are doing
big things in terms of delivering numbers, but at the end of the
day still not feeling like winners. Craig says that for the most
part teams fail due to not leveraging the time and resources they
are given.
Website: verusglobal.com
Twitter: @RossBestEver
Twitter: @VerusGlobal
Facebook: Let’sDoBigThings
LinkedIn: CraigRoss
LinkedIn: VerusGlobal
Quotable Quotes
- Leadership matters, but teams
deliver.
- Be
more authentic to who we are as people.
- Trust
your instincts and be real.
- Move
from Normal to Natural
Bio
Craig Ross is
CEO of Verus Global, a four-time author, and sought-after speaker,
facilitator and coach for his expertise in leadership and team
development. For 20 years he has partnered with C-suite executives,
leaders and teams within Fortune 500 companies around the world,
equipping them with the tools and process needed to make an
immediate and meaningful business impact. He has co-authored four
books including Stomp
the Elephant in the Office, Degrees of Strength, One
Team, and
Do Big Things,
and his work has been featured
in Forbes, Smart Brief,
Inc, and
Entrepreneur.
Books Mentioned in this Episode
Stomp the Elephant in the
Office, by Craig W.
Ross and Steven W. Vannoy
Degrees of Strength: The
Innovative Technique to Accelerate Greatness,
by Craig W. Ross and Steven W.
Vannoy
One Team: 10-minute Discussions
That Activate Inspired Teamwork, by Craig W. Ross
and
Angela V. Paccione PhD.
Do Big Things: The Simple Steps
Teams Can Take to Mobilize Hearts and Minds, and Make an Epic
Impact, by Craig W.
Ross, Angela V. Paccione PhD, and Victoria L.
Roberts
Essentialism: The Disciplined
Pursuit of Less, by
Greg McKeown
Hit Refresh: The Quest to
Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for
Everyone,
by Satya Nadella,
Greg Shaw, and Jill Tracie Nichols