Team Doctor: From Dysfunction to Performance
By Bernard Chanliau, Wednesday 23 January, 2008
Xenergie presented Team Doctor - From Dysfunction to Performance: Designing a Transformation Journey for Teams that Need to be Fit for Change and discussed some typical phases of a team journey, how to approach them, how to combine many of the tools that are already out there and how to design and roll-out a team journey programme during the CIPD HR Professionals Residential Weekend in Wesport.With millions of Euros spent on team building days that deliver instant
fun, bad hangovers and little concrete change the world over, the time has come
to move into a new era for team performance.
Team performance is a journey, not an event. It takes careful attention, naming the
issues, getting "underneath the bonnet" of team dynamics and above all
persistence - rather than avoidance - to get it right. Collaborative and committed teams are a must
for successful change and innovation - with a focus on challenging hierarchical
and bureaucratic habits that stifle commitment and creativity. Combined with coaching style leadership, the
journey to team performance can significantly shift corporate cultures into
positive 'can-do' attitudes, reduce fear-based behaviours and make the work
environment and stimulating and fulfilling place to be.
"the one thing has the potential to create unparalleled success and prosperity in every dimension of life. Yet is it the least understood, most
neglected, and most underestimated possibility of our time. That one thing is TRUST"