Team Dynamics & Effectiveness Putting theory into practice – continued
Karen Summers Senior Consultant Career Transition Specialist Strathdee Resourcing Partnership
Teams
Employee Lifecycle
How Can I Understand Team Dynamics? Diagnostics –Personality questionnaires –Team Strengths Audit –Observation of team behaviours e.g. content or discourse analysis –360° Feedback –Organisational Culture Survey
How Can I Understand Team Effectiveness? Performance management metrics Client and stakeholder feedback Team perceptions Well-being measures Turnover statistics Benchmarking results Best practice analysis
Improving Team Dynamics & Effectiveness Challenges Achieving diversity if required Understanding your team’s proposition Overcoming legacy perceptions Suggestions Use Kliem and Anderson – Project Managers Explorer Coordinator Driver Administrator Goffee & Jones – Cultural model used to map and mould organisational culture Use Appreciative Inquiry Co-create company internal & external message Attraction
Improving Team Dynamics & Effectiveness Challenges Equitable Talent Management Motivating entrepreneurs & mavericks Expectation that the organisation will deliver Suggestions Hirsch & Rothwell / Ulrich Hackman Real Team Enabling Structure Compelling Direction Supportive Organisational Context Expert Coaching Team based coaching Project leadership devolution Respecting unique contributions Empowerment through coaching culture Coaching & Development
Improving Team Dynamics & Effectiveness Challenges Loss of direction /destabilisation Development gaps Morale – productivity and performance Suggestions Bridges Model workshop to address loss. Coaching technique – Timeline Tuckman – 5 team development phases Reconnect with ‘survivors’ needs Team-event focussed on ways to improve team effectiveness and performance Change as infrequently as possible Transition
Top Tips Keep evaluating and intervening - be dynamic Empower the team Use supporters –Occupational Psychologist –
Another fine mess….!
Can we fix it – Yes we can!
Providing… Retained Executive and Niche Search Coaching & Mentoring Career Transitions expertise …to the global Oil and Gas industry
Our People Donald Strathdee – Principal Consultant Kathryn Wilson – Senior Research Consultant Karen Summers – Senior Consultant