Maybe it’s my British blood. I find it really hard to write job applications focused on my achievements. Thing is, I wouldn’t have achieved any of it without my teams. It our achievement, not mine.
When Sean McVay became the youngest head coach in NFL history, he brought a simple focus with him to the LA Rams: “We, not me.” That’s the basis of how I’ve built the teams I’ve been part of over the last decade in the charity sector.
The work we’ve done, the results we’ve achieved, the impact we’ve had has only been possible because we’re a team. If everyone is working only for themselves, it achieves nothing but confusion, disagreements and resentment.
The best teams are the ones that recognise that “greater than the sum of its parts” is only a cliché because it’s true.