{"id":1512,"date":"2015-02-07T18:22:49","date_gmt":"2015-02-07T18:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chadstutzman.net\/?p=1512"},"modified":"2015-02-07T18:22:49","modified_gmt":"2015-02-07T18:22:49","slug":"5-elements-of-a-great-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chadstutzman.com\/?p=1512","title":{"rendered":"5 Elements of a Great Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Great-Team-2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

There has been a lot written about teams and team work.\u00a0 Yet many companies struggle to have healthy, high functioning teams.\u00a0 Most often that is the result of an unhealthy culture or misguided leadership.\u00a0 There are some fundamental elements of great teams that allow organizations to get things done quickly with excellence.<\/p>\n

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  1. A Sense of Purpose – <\/strong>The great teams I’ve observed and served on have had a sense of purpose, they all knew where they were headed.\u00a0 That sense of purpose allowed the team to want to be great not just average.\u00a0 The first step in building a great team is to make sure everyone knows the big picture purpose of what they are trying to accomplish.\u00a0 Does everyone know what a win looks like and are they celebrating the right things and changing the wrong things?<\/li>\n
  2. Empowered – <\/strong>Great teams are given the ability to do their jobs and the decision making power to get things done.\u00a0 They don’t have to check with the boss before every decision, because the boss trusts them and has given them their purpose and goals.\u00a0 When a team is empowered and trusted great things can happen very quickly.\u00a0 When they are told what to do and how to do it they tend to move slow and become average and apprehensive.<\/li>\n
  3. Humble – <\/strong>Great teams might have superstars on the team but everyone knows the team is more important than any individual.\u00a0 People are willing to defer to others if they have more experience and knowledge.\u00a0 They also learn how to push back on ideas without attacking individuals.\u00a0 The team is always trying to find the best and so everyone is open to feedback and evaluate everything together.<\/li>\n
  4. Transparent & Honest – <\/strong>Great teams talk to each other and are honest with each other.\u00a0 If they are on the same page as far as purpose and are clear on the objectives they can push each other and hold each other accountable.\u00a0 This can only happen if they are also humble and trust each other.<\/li>\n
  5. Cross functional and diverse – <\/strong>The great teams have different personalities, skills and strengths.\u00a0 Team members know what each others strengths and skills are and allow people to work in their area of strength.\u00a0 Great teams communicate about who should be involved in certain projects based on their skill and strengths and not on politics.\u00a0 Team members understand what others are doing on the team and therefore can help each other if needed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Teams are only as great as the leader.\u00a0 Leaders that try to control and direct instead of casting vision and empowering tend to have average teams.\u00a0 As a leader don’t get caught up in telling your team what to do.\u00a0 Instead make sure they know their purpose and what the wins are.\u00a0 Establish clear goals or outcomes and then allow your team to figure out how to get there.\u00a0 If you can’t trust your team then you have the wrong team and need to find people you can trust.<\/p>\n

    As the leader you are there to coach along the way and not get involved in the how.\u00a0 This means encouraging people, redirecting people, refocusing people and backing your team up even if they make some mistakes.\u00a0 Building a great team takes great leadership.\u00a0 If you have a very new team or inexperienced team you may have to spend more time with them and give them some of the how.\u00a0 Getting your teams to great is a process, there is an ideal yet you need to work with reality.\u00a0 Start with yourself as the leader and then your team members.\u00a0 The better you lead the better your team becomes.<\/p>\n

    Lead On<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    There has been a lot written about teams and team work.\u00a0 Yet many companies struggle to have healthy, high functioning teams.\u00a0 Most often that is the result of an unhealthy culture or misguided leadership.\u00a0 There are some fundamental elements of great teams that allow organizations to get things done quickly with excellence. A Sense of … <\/p>\n

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