One of the more unique and successful group of entertainers in history was "The Rat Pack." They were a group who included Joey Bishop, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra and Peter Lawford. The last of the "Pack," Joey Bishop, died today at 89.
What I want to mention in this post is the unique chemistry that they as a team exuded from themselves, that was bigger than any one individual, yet at the same time made them bigger as individuals also, while maintaining their spirit of being a team.
When you thought of one of them, you couldn't help but think of the others as well, even if they were doing something as individuals. This is an extraordinary accomplishment.
While it would be great to know what it was they had and package it to our businesses and teams, it isn't something that can be done.
At the same time, there is something I think is able to be identified that can be implemented by any management team, and that is you can see when these guys are together, that they genuinely enjoyed being and working together.
It reminds me of Warren Buffett when he mentioned that he won't work with someone he doesn't like. He was of course talking about his immediate inner circle, not everybody in the world. Buffett runs the huge Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) holding company with about 20 people in an office in Omaha, Nebraska, and he loves going to work every day and being with them.
I think this is a unique secret the Rat Pack and others have had. Something can come forth out of this type of relationship that others can't reproduce; people just like to be around people that like being around each other.
Call it chemistry, shared passion, being on the same page, or being likeminded ... a team that has this type of relationship with each other, not only will produce something beyond themselves, but will also become better as individuals. The Rat Pack definitely had that going for them, and so can we.
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