Unlocking the Power of Teamwork: Pushing Boundaries and Breaking Limits (Full Transcript)

Speaker 1: The owners are a perfect four-needle. Needleback.

Speaker 2: We've got one more item for you when you get a chance. We'd like you to stir up your cryo tank.

Speaker 3: How good can a team be? Seriously, how powerful is teamwork? Great teamwork. I mean, really ask that question. Who defines the limit? And what if we were to push that edge? Stop to think about this for a moment. And realize that every team that accomplished the untouchable, every team that got out there, every team that had done what had never been done before, they all had to break through. They all had to understand that there was this edge. And then they had to challenge the edge. And then they had to break through that invisible line.

Speaker 2: They all had to do it. Through that group of incredibly talented people bumping up against each other, having arguments, having fights sometimes, making some noise. And working together, they polish each other. And they polish the ideas. And what comes out are these really beautiful stones.

Speaker 3: There's no other way to get through other than challenging your fears. Because in order for teamwork to be at its highest potential, everyone's got to have something on the line. You have to. Otherwise, you're only part way in. And at the end of the day, you're going to need to trust those around you. To fully trust, this is about us. And you can count on me. I think about New Zealand. This country with under 5 million people. And they have the best rugby team in the world. The All Blacks. Consistently the best in the world. Or the Apollo mission. A group of people saying, we hear you. We've got you. And all of our talents are on the line to get you home. That's teamwork. Think about the Beatles. All of that music that we know of theirs, all of it, was made in about 8 years. Just 8 years. They were that incredible as a team. Great teams, I mean, they're not about individuals melting into the team. That's the mistake. People hear about the power of teamwork. And they think, they think it's about losing yourself to the singular goal. They think it's about fully giving in to something bigger than you. You don't lose yourself. Great teammates, they don't lose themselves. They stand up. They say, I'm here. They choose to be in. And they choose to play their unique part. That's how it works. So then what's the breakthrough? What did those teams see to unlock the full power of teamwork? You know, that's the hard part. You can't see the edge. You actually don't know where it is until you cross over and look back and see where it was. That's why it's always easier. I mean, it's always easier to catch up than it is to raise the bar. Because the team, the team that broke through, they marked the line. And now everyone else, they just need to get over that mark. The Patriots, Belichick, Brady. I mean, what they've been doing is so unbelievable. Because they keep raising the bar. They keep nudging it higher. So even if people catch up, it's too late. You know, Steve Jobs and Apple.

Speaker 1: For the first time ever, I'd like to let Macintosh speak for itself.

Speaker 3: They were operating in this abyss. I mean, they were out there in this vast unknown. So instead of breaking through, instead of seeing the line, you have to forget the line. It's just another limit. The marker in great teams is never external. Because you're out in this unknown. You're out in this unmapped territory. So instead, the power of teamwork comes from a belief. It comes from a mindset. We can't get satisfied by the breakthroughs. We can celebrate them. We should celebrate them. But we can't be satisfied by the limits. That's what humbles me the most about great teams. That's what humbles me the most about the power of teamwork. Because it's almost like you've got to operate in the darkness. Knowing you're lighting the path for everyone else. And still heading out there. Still pushing that edge. That's how to unlock the power of teamwork.

Speaker 1: ...need a copy at the point. And on the board, takes it.

Speaker 2: And one way. There's the presentation to Wayne Gretzky. The young Edmonton captain.