Joseph Case High School Baseball

So, how do you avoid “The Disease of Me?” To Riley, it’s about tradeoffs. The best organizations: •make sacrifices •don't look for individual credit •cheer on their peers •speak with one voice •make the bigger picture abundantly clear Many know this, fewer executive it.

6. Resentment of the competence of another Someone starts rooting for a teammate to fail. It’s truly cancerous and can take a team from the top to the bottom. This mentality must be confronted and now allowed to fester. Simple rule: Cheer for your teammates’ success.

5. Personal effort mustered solely to outshine a teammate Competition within a team is great, but only when it fuels everyone to reach a higher level. If effort is only put in to up one’s standing, it’s essentially fake. It shouldn’t be conditional.

4. Feelings of frustration even when the team performs successfully Success isn’t for an individual — it’s for the whole. But one negative voice can really drain the excitement out of it. Key Q to routinely ask: How can I better fit what this specific group is looking for?

3. Leadership vacuum resulting from the formation of cliques & rivalries. Teams within the team. It frequently leads to distrust, resentment, badmouthing and animosity. Great teams in any field have one mission, one voice and are abundantly clear about their larger purpose.

2. Paranoia over beating cheated out of one’s rightful share Are you consumed with increasing your “personal brand” over the team’s? If this is the focus, little else will matter. You’ll essentially have empty achievements on a poor team and fail to get recognized either way.

1. Chronic Feelings of under-appreciation It’s nearly impossible to achieve anything worthwhile if you’re consumed with getting credit. Make peace with it now: Not everything you do will be celebrated. Find small wins and share in others’ success.

The Miami Heat are in the Eastern Conference Finals for the 3rd time in 4 seasons. How have they checked egos and sustained culture year after year? In part, by avoiding a Pat Riley concept called “The Disease of Me.” These are its 6 danger signs (and how to avoid them):