Diversification in the workplace, or team, or the board room. Why is this important? What sort of diversification is needed? If you took investments as your primary context, you would argue that diversification is to mitigate your risk, as by spreading your money across different types of investments, you can better survive a sudden loss in one particular area; be that stocks, property, bitcoin or banking. If diversification is therefore about risk, what is the risk we could face in our teams, our business or our boardrooms? The risk of missed ideas, differing opinions, different lived experiences, or challenging views, beliefs and perhaps innovative solutions. Homogeneous (anti-diverse) groups tend to share the same experiences, thinking, methods, and beliefs to come at a problem from the same lens. This doesn’t make it wrong, but it does make it less creative and therefore less likely to evolve (quickly). When forming your group, build it with people that can offer you difference. Different perspectives and ideas through their different experiences and knowledge (cultures, industries, roles, genders) as well as energy diversity (different ages and personalities) and different ways of thinking (cognitive diversity). Magic can happen when you put very different people together in a room to look at the same problem or idea. Coming at this from multiple different angles will give you a greater chance of finding innovation and progress. It will be less “risky” than not.

Hi all, we are building out a new program product to our pathway. A few comments and suggestions across the ‘Joy’ phase (4-5 year olds) of the pyramid that have been workshopped. - Little Vicks (association to Melbourne Victory) - FUNdamentals - Kickaroos - Head Start Keen to hear any alternate suggestions from the community. Thanks

I’ve been broadening my podcast playlist in recent months and have been really into Alex Hormozi and Think Media. These guys are epic and offer great insights around building up a team, a business and ultimately an empire. Alex Hormozi reframes this idea the idea of infinite purpose (a past concept I’ve shared) when he talks about his 85 year old self called Solomon. The name is in reference to the Solomon Paradox, where the biblical King Solomon who was known for giving good advice by struggled to apply it himself. Hormozi, applies the image of him as an 85 year old sitting on his porch, with his children and grandchildren all living a healthy and happy life. Every he therefore does, is in preparation of this future image. He asks himself, what would Solomon in this situation? Would Solomon be approve of this action? If he isn’t making Solomon proud, then he won’t entertain the idea.

Check out FIFA World Cup winning coach and NCAA history maker Anson Dorrance, on the STRIVE 365 podcast. https://youtu.be/-KtvxNIY2jM

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