The Warrior's Winning Core Values: Joy, Mindfulness, Compassion and Competition

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The Warriors recently became the first team in NBA history to begin a season 17 - 0. I LOVE that this team has a defined set of meaningful core values that guide them: 

Joy. Mindfulness. Compassion. Competition.

“He [coach Steve Kerr] just reminded everybody, he put them up on the white board before we started shoot-around and he reminded the guys what those values were,” interim coach Luke Walton said. “He emphasized to them how proud he was watching them, because we’re hitting all four of those values. The first one and the most important one is probably joy. He wants us having fun. It’s a long season, this game’s meant to be fun.

“When we hit those four things we’re not only very tough to beat, but we’re very fun to watch, we’re very fun to coach, we’re very fun to be around, and he just told the guys how happy he was that they’re continuing to do those things.”

To read the complete article go to:

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/11/25/kerrs-winning-formula-joy-mindfulness-compassion-competition/

Advice From a Famous Quitter

I am late to the party on this one (20 million views) but who can resist watching a video of a girl quitting her job while dancing around the office? I LOVED it. Marina Shifrin's clever, well executed, video resignation opened up the doors she was looking for—an entrance into the comedy world. Well done Marina!

But employers beware:

Unhappy employees have a greater ability than ever before to influence your brand. Whether its a viral video or a negative post on glassdoor.com—employees are talking and LOTS of people are listening.

Click here to read Marina Shifrin's awesome article.

Don't quit your day job: advice from a famous(ish) quitter

Twitter's Purpose Driven Culture

CAN HIGHER PURPOSE HELP YOUR TEAM SURVIVE AND THRIVE?

Niki Lustig, a leader of the Learning and Organizational Development team at Twitter.

Besides being obviously adorable, Niki Lustig, a leader of the Learning and Organizational Development team at Twitter had some interesting things to say about a sense of purpose at work. She says purpose is crucial not only for Twitter as a whole, but for all the individual teams as well. Two key takeaways from the article:

1. The importance of challenging leaders and managers to define the purpose of their team's existence

2. Remembering WHY people came to Twitter in the first place and what they set out to do 

Here's a link to the article that was published by the Greater Good Science Center from UC Berkeley: Can Higher Purpose Help Your Team Survive and Thrive