I love the coffee at McDonalds. The only problem is when I order it with 4 creams and 4 Splenda they never stir the cup before they hand it to me. This requires me to try and jiggle the cup without spilling, while driving out of the McDonalds parking lot. I end up with a cup of coffee that’s dribbling on the seat and still doesn’t taste right.

Leaders need to stir their organizations or they too will become settled and bland. We need to have a rotation week where everyone does someone else’s job. Job rotation strengthens teams and allows everyone to experience what other team members are going through. Understanding is one benefit but another is the new ideas that will come from this experience. Teammates will see how their jobs intersect with others and new ways of doing tasks will be found. High performance teams know each other’s roles and can do more than just their job. Job rotation is a powerful tool to use in order to stir things up.