Great teams start with "A Players."

Key Points:

  • An “A Player” is the kind of person you’re glad you hired, who is a perfect fit for you and your organization. These people need three key ingredients to be A Players.
    • Character. Does this person share your values?
    • Competence. Does this new person have the skills, experience, and temperament to accomplish the goals of your team or organization?
    • Chemistry. Does this person fit into your culture?
  • Build a culture for A Players. Get the right people on the bus by building a culture for the right kind of people. And be willing to get the wrong people “off the bus.”

Quote This:

Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success. -Henry Ford

Talk About It
  1. What is your initial reaction to this topic? What jumped out at you?
  2. Do you agree with the “Three C’s?” Why or why not?
  3. What are the two stronger aspects of the C’s that are currently being used in your team or organization? Which of these C’s are lacking? Why?
  4. What are your baselines for these C’s individually? As a composite? Why?
  5. Do you agree that to succeed, you need to get the right people “on the bus” and the wrong people “off?” Explain.
  6. Write a personal action step based on this conversation.