A High Performing Team
A Team is a small
group of people (ideally consisting of between five or seven members) with
complementary skills who are committed to working with each other toward a common
Purpose. A Team is not just any group working together, Groups do
not become teams just because someone labels them a team.
Some of the
Key Characteristics of a High Performing Team :
- Members Care About Each Other,
- High Energy,
- Aim Frame Discussions,
- Closeness,
- Common Vision and Purpose,
- Fun as a Team,
- Creative Problem Solving,
- High Trust among Team Members,
- Continuous Improvement.
What Can you do to Move the Team Forward, but rather, What can you do to Help Keep the Team Performing at high levels.
Some ideas
include :
- Celebrate Successes
In Watching Great
Teams perform, we have observed that they will find a reason to celebrate every
success. Part of their motivation is knowing they will recognize the
superior accomplishments of the team.
2.
Do
a Team Audit
When things are going
great, most people will feel comfortable addressing the question, “What could
we have done even better ?”
- Change your Role to Facilitator
High performing teams
will operate whether the leader is present or not. Knowing that,
become a facilitator, rather than the “supervisor,” High Performing teams
know what needs to be done.
4.
Set New Goals and Vision
If the group is not
continually Setting new challenging goals, the team will lose its drive and motivation. People
want to be a part of a team that is accomplishing something great.
- Have Fun
There is no greater reward than being a part of a fun team !
