High-Performance T.E.A.M.S
High-Performance Business & Teams module allows you to develop your business’s most valuable resource, your people.
Ask any business owner their top frustration and the answer will eventually boil down to one thing: their people.
We know‚ because we ask this question every day to business owners looking for solutions to their issues—and more often than not, their biggest struggle is a team who simply doesn’t do things the way they want them done.
The truth is all people problems are a direct reflection of the business owner’s leadership and management. A team that doesn’t do things your way probably has no idea what your way is.
An employee that doesn’t give you what you need probably isn’t getting what they need.
You have to invest in them in order for them to invest in you.
What is a high-performance team?
High-performance teams are a concept within organization development referring to teams, organizations, or virtual groups that are highly focused on their goals and achieve superior business results. High-performance teams outperform all other similar teams, and they outperform expectations given their composition.
High-performing teams are critical to maintaining a business’ competitive advantage. These teams consistently show high levels of collaboration and innovation and outperform their peers. In this module, we’ll show you how to create and lead the teams that get more done for their businesses. Learn about the elements of a high-performance team, and the techniques necessary to set direction, gather and deploy the right resources, prioritise work, motivate employees, and help team members develop their individual strengths.
Within the high-performance team, people are highly skilled and are able to interchange their roles. Also, leadership within the team is not vested in a single individual. Instead, the leadership role is taken up by various team members, according to the need at that moment in time. High-performance teams have robust methods of resolving conflict efficiently so that conflict does not become a roadblock to achieving the team’s goals. There is a sense of clear focus and intense energy within a high-performance team. Collectively, the team has its own consciousness, indicating shared norms and values within the team. The team feels a strong sense of accountability for achieving their goals. Team members display high levels of mutual trust towards each other.
As a business leader, one of your most critical responsibilities is turning your team into what can be considered a high-performing team.
What is a high-performance business?
A high-performance business is one that does well all the aspects that we cover in each module of the BGA i.e. setting clear vision/values/purpose, effective leadership, using time effectively, a strong grasp of business financial and finally, great teamwork.
It’s no secret that motivation is important to doing good work. “Company culture” has become a popular term among corporate leaders; more and more companies are focusing on creating a culture that fosters motivation in their workforce. This is more than a simple fad: According to the Harvard Business Review (HBR), “Why we work determines how well we work.” Motivation is the key to unlocking performance.
In a study conducted on the effects of motivation, groups were given the same task (to find anomalies on medical images), but with different motivating factors. One group was paid more but told their results would be discarded, while the other group was paid less and told they were looking for signs of cancer in patients. The second group consistently outperformed the first. High work performance is more than a factor of pay. There are five main characteristics that high-performance companies have in common.
What are the characteristics of a high-performance business?
There are five main characteristics that high-performance companies have in common.
- Open communication.
- Customer-centric mission.
- Empowered employees and leadership at all levels.
- Great performance management process.
- Invested in employee growth and development.
- Invest in your company’s culture.
“Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision.”
Do you have a high-performing business or team?
Do you ever feel like your subcontractors or employees are just drifting? Do their choices, work ethic or style of communication catch you off guard, making you wonder: How did I ever hire this person?
If this sounds familiar, it’s likely because you have a team of people who don’t share your values or aren’t culturally aligned. And that’s probably because you didn’t hire them with culture or values in mind.
Your company values aren’t simply nice-to-have, inspirational messages to work by—they’re a critical element of your leadership system. They stem from your deepest beliefs and hopes for your business and form the basis for how everyone in your company acts and behaves. But you need to do more than just pick pleasant-sounding words or phrases. You need to define and explain what your values mean. Defined company values inspire your people and allow them to understand who you are and what you collectively represent as a company.
Let’s get started creating our high-performance road map.