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Organizations today are like sports
teams. You can't win by filling positions.
You hire stars who can score--who can take your organization
to the top and beat the competition.
And business today is not
unlike a fast-moving game like basketball, soccer or
hockey.
We know you can have a team full of star players,
 but unless
they can combine their talents with the rest of the
team in
this fast paced, high-charged atmosphere of competition,
their performance will be undistinguished.
In sports, 90% of the game is how efficiently you
"move the ball down the field." In delivering
a product or service, it's the same thing. You move the
ball down the field through effective hand-offs, good
communication, innovative strategy, and the ability to think and
act together.
How do you turn a group of people into
a high-performance team?
 You
can't turn a group into a team by hoisting people into the air
and scaring them witless. Getting
suspended in mid-air may cause excitement for an afternoon, but
it teaches little about communication and trust over time.
Ask yourself if the following elements of a successful team are
present in your
team. If not, we can help you get there.
 A
sense of shared fate. Basketball teams don't have one winner
and four losers, and neither do business teams.
The team wins or loses, even if there were outstanding
individual performances. Teams that are having difficulty often do not
grasp this simple principle. Our first step is
to help a team understand what's on the line--win or lose.
A Mirror that
Reflects What's Really Happening with individual and team
performance. The mirror we use is made up of scientifically validated
assessments, interviews and team analysis.
We use assessments such as the MBTI, FIRO-B
and CPI 260, all of which help paint a picture of how the team
currently functions and how it can achieve its full potential.
Establishing How the Team Will Work Together.
As team members understand each other, they become
willing to cooperate to achieve their personal professional
goals and to be a part of a winning team.
We work with
teams to establish roles, create operating agreements, define the interdependencies
among the
players, and establish who owns what responsibilities and who needs to know
what information and when.
The
communication process includes describing the task, recruiting
people to its importance, building communication feedback loops and
crating damage control mechanisms. This process is often
little understood and poorly described. It is the most
immediate opportunity for organizations to save millions of
dollars.
For a
complimentary
consultation regarding your team, its strengths and its
opportunities, call or email us. We'll be happy to discuss your goals and what might be keeping
you from achieving
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