Woods Consulting - The Motivational Training,Team Building Teaching Company

Dick Lyles tells a story about Albert. Albert has great technical skills and limited people skills. Dick wraps the Four Secrets into Albert's learning how to function on a team. Albert is taught these Secrets from a college football coach, who is affectionately called, "Coach." Here are the Four Secrets for getting great results!

First Secret:
Make People Feel Stronger Rather than Weaker!

1. Forget about pecking orders of any type.

2. Recognize people's strengths.

3. Honor people's efforts.

4. Involve other's in planning, problem solving, and decision making

Second Secret:
Camels are Okay.

1. Some racehorses' win and some lose, but a camel will cross the line every time.

2. Collaboration is better than competition over the long term.

3. Camel building should not be left only to committees.

4. The shortcut most often turns out to be the long cut in the long run.

Third Secret:
Avoid Two-Valued Thinking Traps.

1. Keep egos out of it…what is best under the circumstances.

2. Most decisions are multi-valued, depending upon the situation.

3. Almost every situation can be analyzed properly if viewed from a variety of perspectives.

Fourth Secret:
Influence for the Future.

1. Develop a common vision with your colleagues.

2. Solve problems in the future.

3. Create a shared sense of identity and responsibility.

*By the way, in the end our hero Albert gets the girl and lives happily ever after!