The way we often think is, interestingly, quite mixed up! If you imagine a bowl of spaghetti with different strands of that spaghetti representing different modes of thinking, we generally have a lot going on when we express our views.
Some of your team members might appreciate refreshed clarity about their team purpose, service offerings and how to more effectively work alongside each other, their customers and stakeholders, thus creating a new or refreshed team culture.
One of the most critical distinctions that differentiates effective teams at an executive level is how they address the crucial Executive Team question: "What is it that requires us to come together interdependently and for which we are collectively responsible?"
Focusing on culture right now is one of the most powerful things an organisation can do. As you start the year off, the last thing you need is a ‘broken’ team culture – it’s hard enough to find and keep good people without having dysfunctional ‘noise’ impacting decisions for those good people to move on.
Decades of research has proven that when people are given the chance to do what they do best every day, the effect on individual, team and organisational performance is powerful. Most people, however, can't accurately identify their strengths and therefore can’t intentionally use them.
If your teams are not zones of trust, collaboration and harmony, then you won’t be getting the effectiveness and results that you could. Perhaps it’s time for a change for the better? We have some tips to improve your teamwork and results.
Tough conversations can be one of the hardest yet inevitable parts of a leader’s job. Impactful crucial conversations can resolve conflict, deepen relationships, build strong and diverse teams, and keep ideas and creativity flowing.