Ritch K. Eich, author, Leadership Requires Extra Innings

Whether you are assembling a group of leaders to occupy key posts in your C-suite or fielding a winning Olympic hockey team, many of the essential building blocks are the same.

In an increasingly turbo-charged, competitive, and global business environment, there is plenty of talent to be found around the world.   The biggest challenge is sifting through that talent and putting together a winning team.  What should the CEO of a company or the coach of a hockey team look for when building his or her team? From my experience, there are five core attributes that are essential to putting together a successful team whether that team is in the C-suite or on the ice: