The Hidden MVPs

My hometown basketball team earned an historic honor when the NBA named the Atlanta Hawks’ entire starting five the “Player of the Month” in January for the Eastern Conference.

The accolade, the first given to a team and not a superstar performer, is causing quite a stir and sports managers are exploring more ways to counterbalance ‘superstar syndrome.” Dr. Chester Spell, Ph.D., an Associate Professor of Management at Rutgers University’s Camden campus, has even devised a basketball team chemistry algorithm, including what they call the “ego factor” of the highly paid superstars on the team.

The Hawks’ achievement is great to hear as a fan…. and even better to hear as CEO of PSI. It validates our team-focused strategy, which has created successful results for some 10,000 projects over the years. PSI clients don’t need a mathematical formula to build teamwork – just a properly performed collaborative approach we teach that encourages individual ownership of activities, commitment to the team and commitment to the goal: project success.

We don’t believe in superstars, but superteams – just like the Hawks.