Sean GlazeWorkplace Culture Speaker | Facilitator, Great Results Team Building · Leadership lessons from the locker room that change how your people work together.

WHY IS A DIVERSITY OF PERSPECTIVES VALUABLE ON TEAMS

31 Mar 2023 · 1 min

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This content was created by Sean Glaze. This content was uploaded by Sean Glaze. This is a YouTube video titled "WHY IS A DIVERSITY OF PERSPECTIVES VALUABLE ON TEAMS" (created 2023-03-31) containing a spoken segment by a single speaker. The speaker discusses how teammates can see the same situation differently, argues that those differing perspectives are what make a team valuable, and emphasizes the need for psychological safety and strong relationships so people will candidly share disparate viewpoints rather than defaulting to groupthink.

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We're looking at the exact same thing at the exact same time, and you're seeing something completely different than the person across from you. Has that ever happened on your team? And what I love to share, which is absolutely contrary, but I think unbelievably valuable, is that if everybody on your team is thinking the same way, some aren't necessary. It's the differences among the people on your team that make them valuable. What makes you different makes you valuable. And if people aren't sharing disparate perspectives, there's not enough courage or candidness on your team because they don't feel safe because you've not built the relationships that allow them to share that idea.