For several years I’ve talked about the Six Factors of High Performing Teams. It's likely that many of you also coach teams, or work with them in team development programs. In recent months I have had a lot of requests from coaches to share more on the six factors, and I thought that this blog post would be a great place to start. Extending from the Team Effectiveness research, such as Hackman and Wageman, and Katzenbach and Smith, we know that teams which excel have a:
1. Shared purpose or mission (Your WHY) – Why do you exist? What do you take a stand for? 2. Shared behavioral norms - How you do things? What is acceptable and unacceptable on the team? 3. Shared commitment - What are you as a solopreneur committed to? What will you make sure you do, no matter what? 4. Shared performance goals (How are people measured? How do your goals align? Overlap? 5. Shared team practices - Teams that work together effectively share common practices such as a Monday morning huddle, a Thursday night out or some other regular event. 6. Clear Roles - How our roles overlap, align and connect? (Originally posted November 3, 2014 - https://www.potentialsrealized.com/teams-365-blog/teams365-307-revisiting-the-six-factors-of-high-performing-teams) Facilitating discussion around these areas helps with the alignment, and clarity, required for teams to excel in today’s ever-changing environment. I hope that you will take a few minutes today to write out or capture the Six Factors of your business and/or team. For more on these, refer also to my 2017 book, Effective Virtual Conversations, pages 349 – 355. How might conversation and focus around team effectiveness benefit the teams you are working with? As you grow your team, what's important to keep in mind? Enjoy your week! Jennifer Jennifer Britton, PCC, CPCC
Author multiple books including the Coaching Business Builder Workbook and Planner (2018), Effective Group Coaching (2010) Potentials Realized Phone: 416-996-8326 Join me this spring for some virtual learning! In addition to the Coaching Biz Growth Lab annual group coaching group, I offer a range of ICF CCE approved programs including the Group Coaching Essentials (8.75 CCEs), the Virtual Facilitation Essentials program (8.75 CCEs) - geared to "set you up for success" with virtual programming, as well as a 10 hour Mentor Coaching Group for ACC and PCC candidates.
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