In the classic rockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, there’s a moment when a band member demonstrates an amplifier that goes to 11—one louder than 10. While it’s a cheeky metaphor, I’ve often thought about how leadership can adopt a similar ethos, pushing beyond boundaries to foster exceptional teams.
It's definitely easier said than done. Yet one thing that really pushes us to 11 is moving from a set of individual leaders to a distributed leadership. But building a global team of self-starters isn’t just about ambition or delegation. It’s about cultivating a culture of teamwork that empowers independence, ownership, and creativity at every level.
I've found the following five leadership principles to be pivotal in my company's culture—particularly when it comes to building a team of self-starters.
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