This post tells the story of a hardworking engineering team led by a brilliant manager, Jane, who took bold systematic steps to transform how they work and create a powerhouse team .

Quality breeds quality, and is more than the end product, instead, is it everything you do to get there. Quality begets quality and it starts from the inception of the idea/vision, the creation of a plan, and the strategy and process of execution. It is everything you do. Let's explore how to build quality into your operations and processes.

How your teams are structured to consistently deliver value and have the ability to be both strategic and tactical matters. As your organization grows, you have increasing opportunities to create productivity multipliers if executed effectively. Read more to learn about the differences, advantages, and disadvantages of functional and mission-based teams.

Motivation is an intrinsic need and is activated from passion and creating big goals... or the use external rewards. Rewards can act as temporary modifiers to behavior but can ironically have adverse effects in the long run depending on how you implement them. Here is what Daniel Pink has to say about reward systems at work.

We develop beliefs for every area of our life, yet, the most important beliefs that contribute towards our success are the ones that determine the feelings towards oneself. How you view yourself, has a direct relationship with the success you will have in the world – If you don’t believe you possess value, than there is nothing for you to share.

Our culture can define our image of what success looks like, yet, it is a term that needs to be defined to the individual. What is your definition of success?