The State of Teams - A Decade of Data

Over the past month I’ve been analysing ten years of data from coaching executive and leadership teams. The results are clear, whilst unsurprising, they present infinite possibilities.

My devotion to work with executive teams is because, at their best, they deliver outcomes no individual or group can. Teams have access to the collective capacity and capability to unlock possibilities that would otherwise not exist.

Michael Dell once said, “A culture of teamwork is an organisation’s most competitive advantage; it’s the only thing a competitor can’t copy.” In the current complex business environment, this truth has never been more relevant.

Distilled to its essence, the data shows:

• 80% of teams flounder more than they flourish

• 70% report a lack of trust

• 65% function more as a group than a team

These findings come from an analysis of a decade of data using the 5 Disciplines of a High Performing Team assessment measured at the start and end of team coaching programs to assess the ROI on the team coaching.

Over the coming issues of this newsletter, I’ll share the patterns, approaches, and interventions that helped executive teams make the shift from siloed groups to aligned, high-performing teams capable of extraordinary results.

INVITATION

To support your team’s transition to become a more high-performing collaborative team and deliver the organisation’s most critical outcomes, make a start here:

Read this article – Differentiating a group from a team.

Listen to this clip - Teams flounder because they lack A.I.R

Learn more about the Team Better Together team coaching program

Discover your team’s type – Engage the 5 Disciplines assessment

Be one of the first 5 leaders of a leadership team to get a free copy of my book, Team Better Together – Click here

Keep a look out for upcoming newsletters and video clips where I’ll share more about the state of teams and what it takes for teams to transition.

May you flourish.