http://www.vijaybangaru.com/2006/10/30/the-five-dysfunctions-of-a-team/ Vijay Bangaru's Blog Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:42:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.vijaybangaru.com/2006/10/30/the-five-dysfunctions-of-a-team/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Defenestrating Things into the Bivouac » Never Eat Alone Mon, 06 Nov 2006 07:41:42 +0000 http://www.vijaybangaru.com/2006/10/30/the-five-dysfunctions-of-a-team/#comment-10 [...] Earlier I was talking about what makes a good friendship. Ferrazzi has another description which I like more: you know you're friends with someone if you can walk into their house and rummage through the refrigerator without asking. :-) The most important thing that Ferrazzi says is that you should not hesitate to spend your “personal capital” on others. Lots of people think that if they ask someone to help out someone else, they have exhausted their capital with that person. Actually (and I’ve noticed this to), personal capital is very renewable. If you connect two people, both of them will likely be happy for your help (unless you are spamming them). In my short career, I’ve referred my mentors, mentees, and friends to others with great results, including lots of people finding new jobs. [...] [...] Earlier I was talking about what makes a good friendship. Ferrazzi has another description which I like more: you know you’re friends with someone if you can walk into their house and rummage through the refrigerator without asking. :-) The most important thing that Ferrazzi says is that you should not hesitate to spend your “personal capital” on others. Lots of people think that if they ask someone to help out someone else, they have exhausted their capital with that person. Actually (and I’ve noticed this to), personal capital is very renewable. If you connect two people, both of them will likely be happy for your help (unless you are spamming them). In my short career, I’ve referred my mentors, mentees, and friends to others with great results, including lots of people finding new jobs. [...]

]]> http://www.vijaybangaru.com/2006/10/30/the-five-dysfunctions-of-a-team/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Defenestrating Things into the Bivouac » Balancing business functions Fri, 03 Nov 2006 01:28:55 +0000 http://www.vijaybangaru.com/2006/10/30/the-five-dysfunctions-of-a-team/#comment-9 [...] I had been thinking through this idea for a bit, and some recent reading and work helped me crystallize it a bit more. [...] [...] I had been thinking through this idea for a bit, and some recent reading and work helped me crystallize it a bit more. [...]

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