What Separates Genius Teams Apart

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1:06As you might expect, some of the qualities are obvious, like their members are smart, great communicators, and super adaptable. But one thing that's less obvious and equally important is that they love a good fight. Benevolent friction, conflict, and patience. Call it what you want, but the best teams thrive on it. And it kind of makes sense because their job is to improve on ideas and that requires challenging each other and not necessarily agreeing on everything. At the same time, it's a slippery slope because if that tension isn't managed properly, it can be pretty damaging. Feelings get hurt, reputations get damaged, and people get burned out.

1:47To avoid that, these teams need clear rules of engagement and to set and respect boundaries. Members might want to constantly check in with each other or use humor to diffuse tense situations. If I could put this all into a summary, it would be that genius teams really understand the art of a good fight. And they know how to recover from it. And now I'm curious, how does all of this sound to you? Have you ever worked on a genius team or would you knowing this information? Your team just added its 67th AI tool and also your 67th security blind spot. The good news? The Vanta agent works like a GRC engineer in the background, finding every app your team uses, scoring the risk, and drafting fixes for you.

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