Columbus Fire and Rescue Magazine Volume 4 Numer 2 | Page 8

editor ,s note
KNOW YOUR ROLE
and
PLAY YOUR POSITION

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When putting a winning team together
,
it’s vital that every member of the team is
chosen based on a specific skill that he or
she possesses. The success of the team
will be determined by how well each
member understands and plays his or her
role.
In football, we never see a quarterback
and a wide receiver on the field taking
snaps from the center at the same time.
In basketball, we never see a point guard
and a power forward dribbling the ball at
the same time. Everyone has a position
and a role to play.
Losing teams will often consist of members who try to play more than one role
,
or position (because they don’t trust the
,
other members); members who don’t
understand their role and are terrible at
their position; members chosen who
,
aren’t qualified to be on the team; members who are jealous of the success or
contributions of another member; mem,
bers who don’t like taking instructions
from the coach, manager, or owner; or an
ineffective team leader.

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An effective leader knows when to put
straying members back in their position ,
and when to make the neccessary cuts to
better t