TEAM Quest™
Teamwork is a Strategic Choice!
Before any organization can become
high-performing, it must first have a clear vision of where it
is going. In order to create that vision, the organization must
have an executive team that is actually functioning as a team
and is not mired in unhealthy politics, personal agendas, or
confusion. Unfortunately, too many organizations don’t actually
have an executive team leading them, but rather a group of
executives that are acting on behalf of their own best interest
or the best interest of the teams they lead.
The first step in becoming a
high-performing organization is to insure that the people on the
executive team are actually functioning as a team. This means
that there has to be high levels of trust and personal
responsibility on the team before the team can begin crafting
the strategy that will create a culture of Trust and Personal
Responsibility throughout the entire organization.
The executive team must be able to
discuss issues using Straightforward communication, be Open to
new ideas, and Accept the rest of their team members for the
expertise that each brings to the table. Finally, each member of
the team must be Reliable for following through in their own
commitments, while also asking that other team members
demonstrate that same level of Reliability.
Once the executives of the organization
can actually operate as a team, then they will be ready to move
forward and craft the Vision; the Aligned Purpose, Values and
Goals that will move the organization forward. Once the
executive team understands what they must Be, they can then
understand what they must Do in order to craft this Vision and
achieve results.
It is about intent, not Hope
Too many CEOs hope or “have faith” that
the other executives of their team are on board with where they
are going and what they want the organization to do. The sad
reality is that most executive teams lack the clarity, agreement
and commitment to the team’s and organization’s goals to achieve
high performance. The best organizations don’t leave this up to
chance, because they know that it is extremely important. They
intentionally set out to manage Trust, clarity, agreement and
commitment on their executive team.
Sometimes it is messy dealing with the
“touchy-feely” issues that comes with being human. Yet,
effectively managing the human side of businesssm is what really
drives performance results. As simple as it is to deal with “the
human side,” it does take discipline and Intentional Leadership
to decide to deal with it.
Team Quest™ provides you and your
executive team with the tools and time to insure that you are
performing as an exceptional team, and not just a group. We also
help you and your executive team insure that it has clarity and
agreement on the results that are needed for organizational
success, and the plans that you will need to implement to
achieve that success.
Through the use of team and individual
assessments, we help you begin to have the discussions that are
needed to develop Trust and deliver performance, and at the same
time build your executives into a high performing team that can
lead your organization to high performance results.
Learn Why Our Programs Work
See a Sample of One Client's Success
Team Quest™
is a
Seven Elements of High Performance™
Program.
The US Navy has adopted our model for use at the
Center for Naval Leadership
in all of their leadership development programs.
