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WHY YOU SHOULD BUILD A HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAM RIGHT NOW Over the past 12 months, there has been a plethora of discussions about the future of work, and what it will look like post-pandemic.
“Now, more than ever, teams need to be connected and engaged. They need to be brainstorming, collaborating, conversing, sharing, challenging, helping and enjoying. When was the last time your team came up with the next big idea?” Garie Dooley | Author/Keynote speaker/Coach/Facilitator
At the core of these discussions is the notion of productivity, where the premise for supporting a more flexible working arrangement hangs on the idea that ‘I am more productive at home without office distractions’. This begs the question: are we running the risk of valuing individual productivity over team productivity? Many leaders have expressed concerns that their teams are feeling tired and isolated and that they are beginning to lose their sense of belonging. In fact, some have suggested that anxiety has risen to such a level that their teams are simply ‘going through the motions’.
The Fallout People thrive in team environments where they are surrounded by family, colleagues and sports teams, or friendship and community groups; they especially thrive in high performance teams. But organisations aren’t using these times to build their team environment. They have put this on hold. They aren’t intentionally utilising familiar technology platforms that still enable us to connect in a real sense. Yes, physical proximity is desirable, but there is no logic
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in (hopelessly) waiting for the next in-house team building day. In their efforts to maximise individual productivity, organisations are missing the opportunity to recognise and build on the need to connect their people back to their teams at levels far deeper than the ‘transaction’—like a team meeting to discuss work in progress. Now, more than ever, teams need to be connected and engaged. They need to be brainstorming, collaborating, conversing,
