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Teamwork
CEOs AND TEAMS
In a study of 120 senior teams in 11 countries, the Hay Group found that CEOs themselves aren't always clear on the decisions they want a leadership team to resolve versus those they reserve for themselves. The research findings identified six steps that increase the likelihood of a senior team evolving into an efficient and effective unit capable of leveraging its collective expertise to address an enterprise's most important challenges and opportunities.
These are:
Global Virtual Teams
GLOBAL VIRTUAL TEAMS- Andy Brough
Global virtual teams communicate and work asynchronously or synchronously through a range of technologies such as telephone, electronic mail, bulletin boards, audio,/video/data conferencing, automated workflow and even collaborative writing. In spite of all of this technology trust is built most effectively through face-face communication. a global team. The further apart people are from one another geographically, the more they need to focus on developing trust with one another. Paradoxically, the further they are from one another, the more difficult it becomes to build trust. This situation creates fragmentation, isolation and confusion. When we add the issues of cross cultural communication into the mix, this becomes even more challenging.
Collaborative Leadership
Collaborative leadership is at its strongest at the point of contact. This leadership challenges the traditional leader-follower, top-down approach. Collaborative leadership is often self-organizing. It respects internal and external stakeholders as peers, and embraces diversity, creativity and divergence. This means that collaborative leadership. can be messy. The diagram from Creative Desktop illustrates some of the types of collaborators that exist in an organization. When you are working in a virtual team it is helpful to recognise that different team members approach working across cultures, time zones and geographies in very different ways.
High Performance Teams by Andy Brough
7 Zones of Consideration for High Performance Teams (HPT) by Andy Brough
If you are part of a team and you want to assess your team’s performance, it is worthwhile considering these 7 zones of High Performance
1. People Capable individuals who are competent and self-sufficient
2. Trust Develop trusting relationships to overcome distance
3. Purpose A clear sense of direction that aligns team members
4. Technology Appropriate and skilled use of technology
5. Roles / Responsibilities Clear definition of who is doing what, when, where, etc.
6. Communication Shared understanding between everyone on the team
Where in the World is my team - New Book by Terence Brake
Terence Brake is a highly respected author and professional development specialist based in the USA. As a colleague in the industry, I would like to recommend Terry's latest book : "Where in the World is my Team?" This an excellent publication for anyone trying to get a handle on how to be part of an effective global virtual team. Terry has a unique gift of articulating powerful business principles in a creative, humourous and insightful way. This is a must read!
Terry specializes in the human challenges of globalization, organizational strategy and design, cross-cultural management, global leadership, global teamwork, and futures thinking.
