How to build a high-performance team for repeat victories - Lavacon 2015

1. Dynasty
How to Build a High Performance Team
for Repeat Victories
Michelle Caldwell
Director of Collaboration
Avanade
Chris McNulty
Chief Technology Officer
Cryptzone

2. Brief Description – Format – Lecture
Developing and sustaining high performance teams is an oft-stated
operational goal for most enterprises. Many teams can achieve high
performance sporadically. But sustained high-performance is elusive for
all but a few "dynasties".

3. Join us as we drill down into key aspects of high
performance teams, including:
• The indicators/concepts of high performance teams
• High performance defined
• How is a team different from a family or a gang?
• Continuous reformulation of team membership
• Drafting and incentive’s – how to start building next year’s team now
• Finding, developing and enhancing talent
• How to attract, build and sustain high performance teams
• Team maintenance. Motivation and conflict management
• When high performance doesn't work
• Case studies

4. Chris McNulty
MVP, MCTS, MCSE, MSA, MVTSP
Chris is Chief Technology Officer at Cryptzone/HiSoftware.
Drawing on his experience as CTO for Dell, formerly Quest, Chris
is a Microsoft SharePoint MVP, MCTS, MCSE, MSA and an
MVTSP. A frequent speaker at events around the globe, Chris is
the author of the "SharePoint 2013 Consultant's Handbook"
among other books. He also blogs at www.chrismcnulty.net/blog
and www.sharepointforall.com. Prior to Dell, Chris led the
SharePoint consulting practice at KMA, a Boston-based Microsoft
Gold Partner. He holds an MBA from Boston College in Investment
Management and has over 20 years' experience in financial
services technology with John Hancock, State Street, GMO and
Santander. He lives with his wife Hayley and his family in Milton,
Mass.

5. Michelle Caldwell
MVP, CSM, PMP, SSGB
Michelle is a SharePoint Solutions Architect and Director of
Collaboration at Avanade. She is a Certified Innovation Games
Instructor and a Microsoft SharePoint MVP with over 16 years of
experience delivering business solutions to diverse organizations.
For the past nine years, she has focused on delivering enterprise
SharePoint solutions across multiple industries while leading
teams that have won outstanding achievements in Web
Development. She is a founding member and President of the
Columbus, Ohio SharePoint User Group (BuckeyeSPUG) and
actively shares her real-world experience through her blog
www.shellecaldwell.com and conferences across North America.
She also sits on the board of two Columbus, Ohio non-profits in
support of her local technology community.