Is Team Building a great investment or a waste of money?

Not all teams are created equal!! There are a lot of activities done in the name of “team,” a lot of money invested in what are described as “team building” activities, and there is a time and place for each of these.  However, without key agreements, key tools, key processes team-building can be a frustrating, time wasting, morale destroyer.

Great leadership teams get more done, more quickly, more efficiently, and more happily than individuals can alone. Great teams have:

• Clear purpose
• Clear goals
• Clear roles and responsibilities
• Clear expectations as to ground rules and values
• Individual autonomy
• Clear support for each other
• A high level of personal mastery
• Agreed on processes and procedures
• Are invested in each other’s success (e.g. incentives)
• Have the ability to celebrate and recognize each other
• Have high accountability to each other and the team

The key is to develop a clear understanding and expectation for what makes and defines your team as great!

Growing Edge works with teams to create the structure, systems and processes that enhance the success and performance of teams.  Although outside team activities such as “ropes” programs have their place and time, Growing Edge focuses on creating those systems in-office that lead to high performance teams.