What’s performance
the action or process of performing a task or function.
The accomplishment of a given task measured against present known standards of accuracy, completeness, cost, and speed.
Whats a team
Group of people come together to achieve a common GOAL.
What breaks the team?
Egos
Internal conflicts
Non commitment
Stressed
No commitment
Lets build the High performance team
Three important necessities for a high performance team
Limitation Goal
Limiting yourself with an achievable number
Reaction Goal
Is a reaction to an incident that happened in the past
Aspirational Goal
A goal that makes you to be aspired every morning. This will be a goal in your uncomfortable zone, you will be afraid too
How to set a aspiration
Responsibility must be clearly defined.
It also should show what are the things to be done to get promoted to next level.
This is clearly missing in many roles and responsibilities
Who defines how the tree should Grow?
Is that the tree or the soil in which it is planted.
Define the Goal for an individual by understanding what’s their aspirational Goal. It is tough in first time. Try again. Help them arrive at the aspiration goal for them.
3 AM Test
This is to understand whether the team member understood the roles and responsibilities of his like a muscle reflex.
If the team member can say his responsibility at 3 AM sleep, that means he knows what he is doing.
Bucket your problems.
Use 5 whys to understand the problems and bucket them together.
Get the team to prioritize the problem that need to be solved first and solve it.
Train the team with their needs to achieve their Goal.
Training is one crucial part of any team’s performance. Without training it is very tough for them to compete and then show commitment.
The Typical software development iron triangle
The Iron Triangle of High Performance team.
Consistent Feedback
Feedback should be specific and to the point.
It must be based on facts.
Offer a helping hand always.
The feedback session should not be a terrorizing time. It should be helping time.
Celebrate short wins.
We are critical about their wrongs but when we actually achieve something, we must appreciate the shorter wins.