Becoming a High Performance Team

What’s Your Choice? Work for an industry leader, or be a part of a mediocre outfit? Play on a championship team, or never even make the playoffs? Grind away at a job where the group just never seems to click, or get a bang out of being a high powered unit that produces record breaking results.

Work for an industry leader, or be a part of a mediocre outfit?

Play on a championship team, or never even make the playoffs?

Grind away at a job where the group just never seems to click, or get a bang out of being a high powered unit that produces record breaking results.

What’s Your Choice? High powered teams are always the safest to be on. People look out for each other. Your less likely to get hurt when your teammates are good at what they do. Jobs are more secure. Affords slow starters more time

High powered teams are always the safest to be on.

People look out for each other.

Your less likely to get hurt when your teammates are good at what they do.

Jobs are more secure.

Affords slow starters more time

Fact of Human Nature: People emulate those who seem to be superior in taste, style, or performance.

Becoming a High Performance Team 1. Push for High Quality Communication. It’s the make or break issue. You must meet, talk and engage in very open give and take communication. Communicate, communicate, communicate. 2. Bring Talent to the Team . It’s everyone’s responsibility. If you find great talent and cannot use them, refer them to a teammate. Be good at what you do, keep getting better.

1. Push for High Quality Communication.

It’s the make or break issue.

You must meet, talk and engage in very open give and take communication.

Communicate, communicate, communicate.

2. Bring Talent to the Team .

It’s everyone’s responsibility.

If you find great talent and cannot use them, refer them to a teammate.

Be good at what you do, keep getting better.

Becoming a High Performance Team 3. Play Your Position. Understand what’s expected. Nail every bit of it down--remember it! Teamwork, by definition implies interdependence. What you do affects others.

3. Play Your Position.

Understand what’s expected.

Nail every bit of it down--remember it!

Teamwork, by definition implies interdependence.

What you do affects others.

Becoming a High Performance Team 4. Turn Diversity to the Team’s Advantage. Differences add depth, create strength, broaden the group and bring balance to the team. Don’t sideline the person who is different. Don’t use being different as a crutch.

4. Turn Diversity to the Team’s Advantage.

Differences add depth, create strength, broaden the group and bring balance to the team.

Don’t sideline the person who is different.

Don’t use being different as a crutch.

Becoming a High Performance Team 5. Back Up Others Who Need Help. Think TEAM! See the big picture. Adopt an attitude of helpfulness. Nothing is permanent, not the good times, nor the bad times. 6. Be a Continuous Learner Our team’s competitive advantage will be our ability to learn faster and change faster than our competition.

5. Back Up Others Who Need Help.

Think TEAM!

See the big picture.

Adopt an attitude of helpfulness.

Nothing is permanent, not the good times, nor the bad times.

6. Be a Continuous Learner

Our team’s competitive advantage will be our ability to learn faster and change faster than our competition.

Becoming a High Performance Team 7. Be Prepared To Sacrifice For The Team. Stop looking out for #1. Personal sacrifice is part of the price you pay for membership of a group, for team support and most importantly, for the trust of your teammates. 8. Help New Teammates Make Entry. Take them under your wing and get to know them. Show them the “ropes.”

7. Be Prepared To Sacrifice For The Team.

Stop looking out for #1.

Personal sacrifice is part of the price you pay for membership of a group, for team support and most importantly, for the trust of your teammates.

8. Help New Teammates Make Entry.

Take them under your wing and get to know them.

Show them the “ropes.”

Becoming a High Performance Team 9. Help Drive Discipline Into The Group. Show superb self-discipline. Hold yourself accountable for top-notch results. Do what needs to be done . Live within the rules. Stick to the standards.

9. Help Drive Discipline Into The Group.

Show superb self-discipline.

Hold yourself accountable for top-notch results.

Do what needs to be done .

Live within the rules.

Stick to the standards.

Becoming a High Performance Team 10. Make Sure You Make a Difference. “ Essentially in life there are two actions: Performance or excuse. As a leader you must decide which you will accept from yourself and from those with whom you work”

10. Make Sure You Make a Difference.

“ Essentially in life there are two actions: Performance or excuse. As a leader you must decide which you will accept from yourself and from those with whom you work”

Business is a team sport…no one does it alone. Be a team player. Add value to the team.