In select professional road cycling stage races, the itinerary might prescribe a team trial. A squad of cyclists head out on a designated course, racing against the clock. Historically, the finish time was taken on the finish arrival of the fifth rider for each team. Those who fell behind registered their own time. The conventional strategy focused on keeping the team together so the fifth rider crossed the finish line in the same group as the first through fourth cyclists, thus benefiting from the aerodynamic draft provided by teammates. Together, it is faster.

The rules have been amended this season, and each team member receives an individual time at the finish of a team time trial. New strategies are being tested, such as utilizing the power and energy of lower-tier riders earl in the race before launching the top riders closer to the finish. Since the time stops for a rider upon their individual finish, finishing separately is more likely, the strongest riders might sprint ahead and be rewarded in the results.

How does your enterprise dose its efforts. Are you positioned to finish as a team, regardless of the pace or do you prescribe to the tactic of getting any one team member across the line as soon as possible? Do your cause’s core values match your tactics? How do you maintain comradery if some team members are asked to sacrifice their efforts for the benefit of others. Do stronger team members show a willingness to govern their outputs so the group remains together?

Areas needing higher technical skills, perhaps reading profit and loss financial reports, can be an exercise that divides or unites a group. Creating an accessible dashboard (snapshot) of the current budget may allow everyone to assess the organization’s general fiscal health. However, a conference with the auditors might require team members with higher levels of financial literacy, and a select group may need to forerun these conversations to maximize the details and navigate the nomenclature and footnotes.

How might your team decide in advance if the preferred tactic is to prioritize the group or amplify individual achievement?