Your star quarterback doesn’t critique your linebacker’s technique. The first violin doesn’t tell the percussionist how to hold their drumsticks. The pastry chef doesn’t hover over the grill station.
Elite teams thrive on diversity, not conformity. Watch any championship sports franchise, world-class orchestra, or Michelin-starred kitchen – you’ll find strong personalities who’d clash at a dinner party but create magic together on the field, stage, or line.
The secret? They stay in their lane.
Most organizations spend countless hours crafting strategies and action plans. Yet they fall into the trap of micromanaging how others should execute. They try to standardize personalities instead of harmonizing them.
The Philadelphia Eagles don’t ask their defensive tackle to throw like Jalen Hurts. The Vienna Philharmonic doesn’t expect their timpanist to bow like the concertmaster. Le Bernardin doesn’t demand their saucier plate desserts like their pastry chef.
Great leaders create environments where individual brilliance serves the collective mission. They don’t dim unique lights – they position them to shine brightest.
Your team’s strength lies in its differences, not its similarities. Let them play their position, their way.
