The need to work collectively smarter...

Teams are becoming more and more important. These days, it’s not just about working smarter, but working collectively smarter.

The trend towards flatter organizational structures, wider spans of control, reduced layers of middle management, means increasing the empowerment of individual employees. This in turn places greater emphasis on the importance of effective team work. Peter Drucker says that "teams become the work unit rather than the individual himself"; "We will have to learn and understand teams...something which...very little attention has been paid." The Age of Social Transformation, 1994

Teams are becoming the predominant work form in a world where we increasingly share the same global space. They can be virtual, created for particular projects then disbanded, cross-functional and cross-cultural. In today's globalization, their network characteristic and lack of hierarchical and clearly bounded authority is their strength.

Bottom line: Businesses need to be far more dependent on the contributions of empowered and flexible individuals. Therefore, the task is to create engaged and committed employees whose values and energies align with the organization. Effective Teams can then follow.

Characteristics of effective teams:

  • Understanding of one's own as well as each others' energy and process preferences
  • Free flow of information and communication
  • Freedom to speak one's mind
  • Ability to gel
  • Collaborative and interpersonal skills
  • Open expression of feelings, disagreements and grievences
  • Ability to work through conflict
  • Technical competence of individual team members

Manager's challenge: detect and develop the individual's talents and potential. Then create dynamic teams.

I bring together a well researched and fresh, real-time perspective on how to develop teams in your organization. I also use one of the most powerful tools on the market today called 5 Dynamics. The reporting is extremely accurate. It does not measure personality (old school). It reveals how each person approaches learning and working together. I guarantee 100% satisfaction from these unique workshops.

Providing critical knowledge and support on the issues of employee engagement and team IQ will surely activate resources that are there in your people - but hidden.

Now, more than ever, this is the time to invest in releasing untapped potential at the individual and team level.

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