It’s not just LinkedIn users who start the New Year thinking that what they might need is a change of company.
F1 drivers can feel the same. The grass can look greener elsewhere – and it isn’t always the case.
Because while it’s true that talent travels,
team fit doesn’t always follow.
At one team, our F1 heroes look effortless.
Natural. At home.
At another, they can look tentative. Uncomfortable.
A fraction slower.
And in a performance environment, that fraction is everything.
They haven’t forgotten how to drive.
It’s just that the car – and the team environment around it – might not suit them.
Successful environments aren’t interchangeable.
They’re cultures. Systems. Ways of working.
In normal working life, we talk a lot about talent.
We probably spend less time thinking about where that talent actually works best.. and whether we’re operating in a system that truly amplifies our strengths.
It’s tempting to think the best people will succeed anywhere.
F1 suggests the opposite.
The very best are often more sensitive to their environment than we might like to think.
Andrew Greenhalgh 