Survivor Tocantins – Team Training – Learning From Spencer – Episode 5
During episode 5 it appeared that Spencer would be around for quite a while, he was connecting nicely with team mates, no angry outburst, working around camp… until the immunity challenge.
A key characteristic of successful teams is the attitude and actions of team members to be fully committed. Capability is important but it’s when team members underperform to their team expectations it has the greatest impact within the team.
Spencer’s underperformance was very visible and during a crucial activity. So what can you learn from Spencer when you are working on a team? Being 100% committed to all team goals and objectives is a great aspiration but unfortunately impractical. As human beings we have our good and bad days, luckily our work environments don’t work exactly like survivor where we risk being voted off the team every 3 days. That said being very conscious of when your team is counting on your to deliver and coming through with 100% commitment. The capability part most team mates will be reasonable about, it’s the perceived commitment that strikes an emotional reaction from team members.
