Creating High Performing Teams

The way the top team works  together (or doesn’t) sets the tone for the rest of the organization. Disunited leadership is reflected in a fragmented and warring organization. Ineffectual leadership creates confusion and wasted effort, while over-controlling leadership stifles creativity. Top teams need to work together to create the strategic level synergy and direction that only they can provide.

We work with you to design events and processes that create commonality of understanding, direction and purpose. We help make the whole more than the sum of the parts. 

The basic factors necessary for high team performance are well known: a shared goal, clarity of contribution, social cohesion and so on. However Appreciative Inquiry and positive psychology bring us further insights that add to team performance, for example, the knowledge of members' strengths and the ability to combine them effectively;  creating positive experiences and celebrating success; and, actively working to create a strong team identity and pride. Team cultures of generosity, continual evaluation and feedback, recognition, forgiveness, recognition of strengths, appreciation of difference can be encouraged using approaches such as appreciative team development.   

The actions of leaders speak louder than any of their words and every action must count. We can help your leadership team utilise all its resources to offer strategic direction, to grow and develop others, to promote employee engagement, and to create a positive organisational culture. We can help make your top team strong and compassionate, flexible and firm-minded, diverse in membership, unified in intent.