ZERO SUM is a mathematical representation of a situation in which each participant’s gain or loss is exactly balanced by the losses or gains of the other participants...in other words...or more simply stated: a group or team is only as effective as its smartest member...BUT...
IN CONTRAST...A WIN WIN situation geometrically effects its team or group by cumulating or adding together the gains of its members and offsetting in the same manner any losses...THUS: WIN WIN...!!!
A TEACHER I had in High School...described WIN WIN in an odd and somewhat comedic fashion but perhaps more easily understandable and even more lucid: “TWO HEADS are ALWAYS better than one, even if ONE IS CABBAGE”...
I’ve never forgotten that and have used the quote many times usually as a lighthearted quip...!!!
IN EVERY JOB OR POSITION that I’ve held, It has always been my contention that if I taught and mentored someone with ALL THE KNOWLEDGE that I HAD...then, ultimately they should EXCEED MY COMPETENCE simply by adding their own intelligence and work experience to mine...THUS WIN WIN...NOT...ZERO SUM...AND...
WHEN APPLIED to a GROUP OR TEAM, POSITIVE RESULTS ARE INEVITABLE AND TO BE EXPECTED...!!!
THINK ABOUT THIS OVER THE WEEKEND AS WE ALL WATCH THE MIRACLE OF SPRING WEAVE ITS MAGNIFICENT BEAUTY, ART, COLORS, AND SHAPES IN A BURSTING ARRAY OF GOD’S CREATION...!!!
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