Thursday, March 02, 2006

Debate -- and pairs skating...

So -- I'm watching the final show of "Skating with Celebrites" -- yea, I know.. a guilty pleasure.. when it strikes me that the kind of debate we do at BNCC and pairs skating is very similar, or at least the characteristics of good teams are very similar.

In order to be successful, partners should have similar work habits and levels of dedication.
Good partnerships trust one another's instincts.
Great partnerships provide space for their partners to be themselves when they compete.
Exceptional partners feel comfortable taking risks together.
Fantastic partners not only look like they are having fun while they are competing, they actually ARE having fun.
Above all, they enjoy one another and challenge one another -- pushing themselves to be better than they would be otherwise.

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