What are the benefits of a Team?

Teams are often the answer when extremely complex problems need to be solved requiring the expertise of more than one person. Teams provide the forum for bringing people together and obtaining fresh perspectives. Some organizations have the opportunity to draw from the expertise of individuals located all over the world. As organizations expect the individuals within them to do more with less it is hard to argue against the merits of highly functioning and effective teams. When team members are all working towards a common goal, extraordinary things can be accomplished and significant boosts in productivity can occur. Effective teams are often the reason businesses remain competitive in today's dynamic marketplace.

Highly functioning and effective teams don't just "happen". Teams members must be carefully selected, ground rules set and a framework established within which the team functions.

Team

• Do your teams enjoy a cohesive structure?

• Are your team members willing to depend on each other?

• Do your teams willing unite around a challenging common goal?

• Are you teams empowered to implement consensus decision-making?

• Do your teams willing share responsibility for their task?

• Are all teams members willing to get involved, be briefed, be trained and accept challenge?

• Do your team members communicate openly and actively listen to each other?

• Do your team members have mutual trust, support and respect for each other?

• Are your teams working effectively? 

Where Team Coaching can be effective:

Within An Organization:

There are many types of “teams” within an organization. Types of teams could be:

• Within an organization (as a whole)
• Within a department
• Within a division
• Multiple departments
• Multiple divisions
• Individuals drawn together to form a team for specific tasks, projects or goals

Within the Community:

• Volunteer Group or Committee / Team
• Special Event Groups
• Boards of Directors

When TCCG can help?

Team coaching will often be engaged when:

• A Group or “Team” is being formed: The careful selection of individuals who will bring full-value to the team, setting ground rules and the frame work under which the team will function can be challenging. The proper selection of team members is critical to the ultimate success of the team and the ultimate goal.

• Group or Team wanting to Optimize their Team or “Fast Track”: Getting to where they need to go.. faster in a more efficient, effective and smoother manner.

• Breakdown / Conflict: Where there is an existing team which feels disjointed / hampered or not operating “as a Team”.
  • Communication breakdown
  • Personal conflict or issues
  • Lack of consensus decision-making
  • Lack of collaboration
  • Not accomplishing goals

• Mergers / Acquisitions / Down-sizing: Blending individual groups / existing teams are often times complicated. Provisions or considerations may be necessary to accommodate:

  1. Different Team / Group Cultures
  2. Different Styles – Operating and/or Leadership
  3. Different Paces
  4. Different Goals / Game Plan
  5. Different Visions

How TCCG can help?

TCCG assists you in developing your team members to:

• Know the team's purpose and can explain how it fits into the bigger business picture.
• Clearly explain the team's mission in one or two sentences.
• Be committed to the team's purpose and believe that "we" is better than "me" for the task on hand.
• Know that the team is composed of experts who compliment each other's talents.
• Be capable of rotating the leadership of the team, as different areas of expertise are required.
• Be capable of leading and following when appropriate.
• Involve everyone in the decision making process.
• Be able to stay on track and keep the purpose of the team as the focus.
• Distribute the workload fairly and ensure that the correct roles are assumed by everybody in order to get the job done successfully.
• Know how the team's progress is measured.
• Be willing to share recognition.
• Know how to celebrate success.

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