Teams today are overwhelmed by the pressures of driving business results. The ever present factors that can derail a team’s best intention to serve the business often get in the way of this goal.
All of which affect performance and business results. As a leader, you know what these factors are for your team. If you are unclear, invite someone new to a few of your team meetings or to shadow your team for two days; they will get it. Ask for their feedback. It will often come down to some of these factors:
When you look at the list of factors derailing your team’s success, what’s the one that if you resolved would make a difference to your team?
Teams are made up of individuals who each desire to be part of a strong, high performing team with a healthy and positive culture. No one in your team said, ’My dream is to be part of a low performing team that has culture of negativity’. Yet sometimes individuals find themselves in just that.
What could be possible for your team if you came together and focused on one problem area in your business operations that could be improved?
To do this you will need a game plan. Think of the type of plan that an Olympic team might develop to achieve their goal. They look at their resources, where their strengths lay and take care of themselves (sustainability) so that they can perform at their optimum. Your game plan is also the basis for your action plan.
Who needs to be in a brain-storming session to identify your target? Team members, stakeholders, clients? Only invite key people, otherwise it will become unmanageable.
Looking at team resources gives you clarity and agreement (as a team) on what you have to work with:
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