I've just left a board meeting of the Start-Up
Loans Company and never cease to be amazed at what can be achieved by a small
group of people pulling in the same direction. Indeed, I may have quoted
Winston Churchill words in a previous blog: "Never doubt that small groups
of people can change the world. In fact it’s the only thing that ever
has."
The first board meeting was only six months ago
and, since then, an infrastructure has been pulled together, Delivery Partners
have been appointed, a significant number of loans have been advanced, and some
big challenges have been overcome. They've been overcome by a committed group
of people pooling their talent and resources, and coming up with solutions, and
it's fascinating to see what can come out of a two-hour meeting with real
focus.
At ICM HQ, we're doing some work here to ensure
our management team is as effective as it can be because we know that an
effective team can make a real difference. One of my favourite quotations, and
one I frequently repeat at HQ, is: "Creative thinking makes it possible;
teamwork makes it happen.” Wherever you are, whether you are at work or at
home, whether part of a large group or small, we all invariably work as a team.
It is teams, more than individuals, which turn ideas into reality.
No man is an island after all!
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