It’s going to be really hard to build a great show if some of the people on stage don’t want to build a great show.
And this is tricky to navigate.
The first idea that comes to mind is to minimize the roles of the people who want to just keep doing the same old thing and don’t want to put in the work. But this is a pretty horrible way to start a quest for greatness.
The next idea is to let-go of some people who probably needed to be let go of quite a while ago…and replace them with those who are willing to get on board with the vision and even add to it.
But you don’t want to let anyone go. You’ve worked so hard to get to where you are and the thought of messing with the chemistry, even though it’s fractured, is terrifying. So what’s the best chance of getting everyone on the same page?
Show them the vision. Paint them a picture. Use words and emotion and connection and excitement to tell them how their life will be better if they put in the work. Talk about how amazing it feels to walk on stage already knowing you have a great show in your pocket. The feeling of walking off stage knowing that you delivered at an elite level…even on the nights when the crowd doesn’t cheer as loud.
And talk about how having a hundred great shows per year means a hundred great nights per year…and a hundred great nights per year goes a long way to building a pretty great life.
»» Unfortunately what usually happens when some people want to build a great show and some people don’t is that nothing gets said and everyone simply lives with a quiet constant tension and resentment. Don’t pick this option.
