In this video, the second in a series on building Elite teams, Chris Yonker speaks on the importance of removing self-interest and taking politics out of your organization. Executive teams must have the ability to generate trust within their teams. Patrick Lencioni describes trust as “the ability to be vulnerable.” Being vulnerable means removing ego that so often leads to dysfunctional behavior. By creating trust and encouraging vulnerability, executive teams can begin to understand the paradigms and models of the world that drive the behavior of their team, allowing them to create positive conflict and hold each other accountable. These are the necessary strategies for teams that operate with optimal performance.