T-E-A-M Leadership

What do you envision when you think about a good team?

What is a true team - what examples come to mind?

Is that what you’re seeing in your organization?

There is a real distinction between a True Team and a Work Group that gets along fine and gets the work done. These are different in concepts and practices.

A Group of People Working Together Towards a Common Goal = Work Group.

Vs.

A Group of People with a Unified Approach to Collectively Achieve a Shared Purpose = TEAM.

When everyone assigned to the same unit has their own work requirements/goals and work individually, they are not really a team. People must be working unified together to be a Team, with shared contributions to one unified purpose.

Teams do things together, usually challenging things, and depend upon one another for overall success.

Because teams need interoperability to most effectively function as a unit, Team Leaders stay engaged and mindful of each person and the overall team’s needs for success. Team Leaders stay ready to continually evaluate and adjust the members placement and activities to maximize outcomes.

3 most important factors in Effective Teams:

● ALIGNED OUTCOME - PURPOSE, even more important than who is the leader.

● SHARED AWARENESS & BELIEFS / COMMON GROUND

● MUTUAL TRUST IN COMPETENCY

A simplified way to view TEAMS as a Leader:

(T-E-A-M) Trust – Expectations – Alignment – Meaning

By fostering Trust, setting clear Expectations, ensuring Alignment of skills and goals, and providing a sense of Meaning, a leader can cultivate strong team cohesion that drives collective success and resilience.