Join Effectiveness Institute for a complimentary workshop, Leveraging Team Dynamics, on June 16, 2011, Seattle WA. Featuring Senior Consultant and Partner, George Myers and Effectiveness Institute President, Tom Champoux.
Hopefully, each of us has had the opportunity to be part of a real team, where everything worked, everyone was at the top of his/her game, everything clicked…and marvelous results just happened. Makes no difference if it was a work team, an athletic team or a social gathering – it is easy to remember the success of real synergy. So why is it so tough to reproduce?
I think it is because team dynamics are infiltrated with ‘poison’. And what do we call this poison? Doubt. So simple, so deadly…and most frequently, so unintended. Doubt leads to uncertainty. (I don’t know if I should…). Uncertainty causes hesitation (I better not do anything until I find out…). Hesitation leads to reduced trust (What is that about? Why are they hesitating? I better be careful.) And just like that, the synergy is gone. The scary part: nobody knows why the synergy was lost but doubt, uncertainty, defending and protecting have planted healthy roots.
Doubt –> Uncertainty –> Hesitation –> Reduced Trust
So what do we do to keep this from happening? Clarity. With clarity, doubt and uncertainty cannot get a foothold. Clarity needs to start with the individual – what is my purpose? Why do I want this goal? What are my strengths? What are my blindspots? Do they change when I am under pressure? Do I know these things about my teammates and do they know them about me? Am I willing to ask tough questions to get to clarity without violating the dignity of others? Am I willing to make the simple choice to demand clarity from myself and my teammates?
These questions lead to team dynamics and team dynamics are the key. How powerful would the team be if everyone did what they said they would do; and they did it to the standard that was agreed to or above – or prepared for an immediate question from a teammate to gain clarity? It is not about my boss or my teammates responsibility. It is about me working to make sure clarity happens so that doubt and uncertainty are held at bay – synergy is a better option. It is just not easy.
Meet President, Tom Champoux and Senior Partner, George Myers, at our complimentary workshop in Seattle, Leveraging Team Dynamics, on June 16, 2011. Click here for more information.
