Building great teams requires creating space for trust, patience, and collaboration, rather than celebrating individual heroes or chasing the next big thing.
Product teams can unintentionally create competition instead of collaboration when individuals are singled out or when focusing solely on shiny new features without addressing existing issues.
Emptying hearts by setting aside ego and filling bellies by providing trust, time, and safety for people to do their best work can lead to stronger and more sustainable team dynamics.
The best teams are those where leaders trust their team members to contribute their wisdom, set the direction, and allow space for individuals to innovate and excel.