What Contributes the Most to a Team's Success?

[boomergeek]

Why do we need a mental exercise to put only one group on top?

All are important. All bring something unique and important to the endeavor.
GP usually guides us to try to stay away from creating pyramids of importance when it comes to people's contributions. Every group and individual should get accolades for their contributions without getting their nose rubbed in the assertion that there is someone more important than they are.

Reminds me of the some conversations I've heard that try to assert that the animation subteam is less important than the mechanical subteam. Those assertions dramatically limit the benefits of FIRST and overall team cohesion.

I lead the mechanical subteam- and I'll dive into a lecture about GP when any other mentor or subteam member starts trying to convince others that their function is more important than someone else's. The pie is as large as you make it. Appreciate everyone- stay away from which group or function is the most important.

If anything, I would say the volunteers and sponsors that are not affiliated with any specific teams are most important- they only give - they don't get to compete or win anything. They make the benefit pie huge.