Capacity Reality
We all have different capacity. What makes one person sweat is a warmup for another. We all have “40 hours,” but what gets done can be lightyears apart. At my best, I have the power to light up the midnight sky. A lightning bolt. At my worst? A candle blowing in the wind, a flickering votive (about to go out).
Balance of Power
Thankfully the goal of a dynamic team is not to all be 100-watt high beams. That’s not only NOT possible but would be totally annoying! Great teams are a mix of role players and stars, desk lamps and fog lights.
Look no further than the 2023 New York Rangers playoff bid for proof. As a die-hard Rangers fan, I watched with excitement as we signed one star after another leading up to the playoffs. And just when I thought we couldn’t add any more star power, we landed Patrick Kane, a bonified superstar. Here we go!
The best teams include brights, lights, dulls, and darks.
The problem? We had stars. We needed a grinder—someone who could create space for the other stars to shine by skating hard, hitting harder, and getting off the ice. That’s not what we got. Turns out Patrick also had a bad hip. But ultimately, the reason we blew it in the 2023 playoffs is clear: Not enough role players, too many stars.
Unlike the Rangers, when we strike the right balance, all the individual lights create one big spotlight of focused light. I call this “dynamic capacity.”
This blog will help you:
1. Embrace your team's capacity—so you can get more done as a team, NOT at the expense of your team. 2. Assess your team’s current capacity—so you know what’s true and possible in this season. 3. Teach your team how to think—so they don’t need YOU to know what to DO!
Let’s get practical. (My specialty.)
Continue reading “Leading Different Lightbulbs: How to get the most out of your team based on their capacity.”