Building High-Performance Team

What are the aspects we can take care of when we think about High-Performance Team?

Forces which can help us to build High-Performance Team

We have examined all these forces to develop a High-performance team.

In all these chapters, we have considered practical tips to build up all these Forces.

It is like Pentagon or five forces

The First force is “Appropriate Team Composition”

The Second force is “Effective Team Leadership”

The Third force is “Balanced Team Chemistry”

The Fourth force is “Appropriate Team Context”

The Fifth force is “Effective Team Coaching”

Force no 1-> APPROPRIATE TEAM COMPOSITION:

In this force, we reviewed all finding out various team compositions which influence the High-performance team. A few issues have been pointed out in this force that can benefit the readers in figuring out the team compositions and the relevance of all these aspects. As team coaches, all of us have to recognize all these aspects when we start any team coaching. Team composition characteristics have to improve.

Let us do a plan-do-check-act on team composition. Apply 80–20 rule, what are the 20% “cause” which can offer us 80% “outcome”?

Force no 2-> EFFECTIVE TEAM LEADERSHIP:

In this force, we examined all finding out various team leadership topics which influence the High-performance team. A few issues have been pointed out in this force that can benefit the readers in figuring out team leadership and the relevance of all these aspects. As team coaches, all of us have to recognize all these aspects when we start any team coaching. Team Leadership characteristics have to improve.

Let us do a plan-do-check-act on team composition. Apply 80–20 rule, what are the 20% “cause” which can offer us 80% “outcome”?

Force no 3-> BALANCED TEAM CHEMISTRY:

In this force, we reviewed all finding out various team chemistry which influences the High-performance team. A few issues have been pointed out in this force that can benefit the readers in figuring out the team chemistry and the relevance of all these aspects. As team coaches, all of us have to recognize all these aspects when we start any team coaching. Team Chemistry characteristics have to improve.

Let us do a plan-docheck- act on team composition. Apply 80–20 rule, what are the 20% cause which can offer us 80% outcome?

Force no 4-> APPROPRIATE TEAM CONTEXT:

In this force, we discussed finding out various team contexts which influence the High-performance team. A few issues have been pointed out in this force that can benefit the readers in figuring out the team context and the relevance of all these aspects. As team coaches, all of us have to recognize all these aspects when we start any team coaching.

Team context characteristics have to improve. Let us do a plan-docheck- act on team composition. Apply 80–20 rule, what are the 20% cause which can offer us 80% outcome?

Force no 5-> EFFECTIVE TEAM COACHING:

In this force, we discussed finding out various team coaching which influences the High-performance team. A few issues have been pointed out in this force that can benefit the readers in figuring out team coaching and the relevance of all these aspects. As team coaches, all of us have to recognize all these aspects when we start any team coaching.

Team coaching characteristics have to improve.

Let us do a plan-docheck-act on team composition. Apply 80–20 rule, what are the 20% cause which can offer us 80% outcome?

A story to share with you:

One of my favourite movies is “300” which I have watched 7–8 times and every interaction with the team members I mentioned about this movie here.

What did I admire about this movie?

300 is a 2006 American epic fantasy war film based on the 1998 comic series of the same name by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley.

The plot revolves around King Leonidas (Gerard Butler), who leads 300 Spartans into battle against the Persian “God-King” Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro) and his invading army of more than 300,000 soldiers.

Few dialogues:

“King Leonidas: SPARTANS! Prepare for battle! Tonight, we dine in Hell.

Messenger: This is madness!

King Leonidas: Madness? This is Sparta!”

That is the confidence!

Few committed team members for common purpose and mission, like Agile team. They are well-trained, highly energetic, committed, passionate team members. Self-organized, self-driven, motivated individuals.

They had Purpose, Autonomy, and Mastery.

Daily ceremonies and practice bring team members’ skills up to the mark. Sparta team members are trained since childhood. They prepared themselves for the future.

Inspect and adapt and constantly improve.What is the use of such large team members like shown in the Persian army? They are not organized, motivated, not engaged, and confused about their mission.

Well-built strategy, techniques, enough safety net built around the team for survival.

As resources were limited, they had adapted based on the emergence.

One team member is competent enough to manage the situation. He is a generalist, not a specialist.

Awesome competency demonstrated by the spartan army in every moment.

Powerful Dialogue:

Dilios: There’s no room for softness… not in Sparta. No place for weakness. Only the hard and strong may call themselves Spartans.

Only the hard, only the strong!

Select the best talent for the team and remove non-performers from the team

Strong output and outcome from the team, delivered value, and feel proud of the Impact

The team faces the challenges head-on and overcomes all the challenges without fear.

Perfect self-organized, self-driven, Agile team!

Think about the Team Composition, think about the Team Chemistry, think about the Team Context, think about the Team coaching, think about Team Leadership.

All these aspects have been perfectly aligned with the Sparta team.

What I have discovered in any team, when all these areas are weak, the High-performance output cannot be obtained. It takes a long time for coaching to enhance these areas.

First, we have to closely observe the status of these areas and chalk out a plan to strengthen these. A short-term solution will not benefit.

5-Pillar Team Agility Framework

CREATE” Framework

• C — Context (Appropriate Team Context)
• R — Relationships (Balanced Team Chemistry)
• E — Empowerment (Effective Team Coaching)
• A — Alignment (Appropriate Team Composition)
• TE — Team Excellence (Effective Team Leadership)

Using “CREATE” reflects the idea of “creating” agile teams capable of adapting and excelling together. This framework captures the focus on building teams that are empowered, aligned, and excellent in context, chemistry, and leadership, driving strong team agility.

Let us look into the Team Agility Development questions

Team Agility score could be = 25/25 = 100%; when we score maximum marks in all these areas.

Once you get the score, chalk out a plan of what to do with such a team. It is not ending with the assessment; we also need to think about the improvement plans.

Always focus on these below factors

• Team Members understand their purpose and share their goals — Prepare a one with them

• Team members share their common goal

• team members acknowledge and appreciate each other

• Team members are motivated to become successful

• Team members are committed to becoming successful

• Team members have strong shared values and beliefs

• Team members are engaged and satisfied with their work

• Team ambient encourage team members are share and care

• Team ambient has psychological safety

• Team members are holding each other and supporting each other for the common mission

• Team members complement each other

• Team members are learning together and finding a way to learn from each other

• Team members protect each other, support each other, care for each other

• Team members trust each other

• Team members give and take feedback

• Team members are having open communication

• Team members are open to new idea and discuss all the pros and cons

• Team members are clear about roles, responsibilities,

• Team members are accountable for their share of work

• Team members decide with consensus and there is always group participation

• Team members experiment and learn from those

• Team members learn from each other bring those best practices and practice within the team

• Team members take actions to improve the situation

• Team members retrospect and improve upon

High performance formation will come automatically with the above actions.