Book Notes: Power of 2

Humans are made for collaborating.

Humans are designed for dialogue not monologue.

Isolation is bad for you.

Great partnerships don’t just happen.

Eight elements of a powerful partnership:

1. Complementary Strengths: One of the most powerful reasons for teaming up is working with someone who is strong where you are weak, and vice versa.
2. A Common Mission: When partners want the same thing badly enough, they will make the personal sacrifices necessary to see it through.
3. Fairness: You must continuously consider how much of the work your counterpart is shouldering and what she is getting for the effort.
4. Trust: You need to rely on your counterpart to look out for your interests.
5. Acceptance: You both accept the idiosyncrasies of the other.
6. Forgiveness: It takes a rare level of maturity and self-awareness to let the trespass pass.
7. Communicating: You are not a mind reader.  Assuming without verifying is dangerous.
8. Unselfishness: When the natural concern for your own welfare transforms into gratification in seeing your comrade succeed.

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