If you’re looking to build a high-performing team, you’ve got to have the right systems in place, the right people from top to bottom, the right people in their right seats, and the right culture.
In today’s episode, certified EOS coach Rick Nelson talks about what makes a high-performing team. He shares strategies to make sure everyone in your team is moving towards the same vision.
Here are some power takeaways from today’s conversation:
- How a company can use teamwork as a competitive advantage
- Having clarity in your vision
- How to get a team to buy into the company’s vision
- The right seats and how to find the right people for these seats
- Building a culture of trust
Episode Highlights:
[03:47] Working Smart – and Healthy
Teamwork is the ultimate competitive advantage. A high-performing team will outperform, over time, a better-financed or a better-educated team. Most leaders spend their time in their businesses, working on getting stuff done and working smart. But it’s important to be both healthy and smart. A healthy team is a high-performing team, with no politicking. Everyone has to function and work together as a team.
[05:41] How to Get a Team to Buy Into Their Company’s Vision
The soul of the company is that team’s culture which is defined by their core values. There has to be clarity and those core values should be able to surface in a way that everyone breathes them. It also has to start from the top and leaders have to be reeking of those core values. Ultimately, it creates a good foundation for teamwork. Then you want to use those core values to attract the right people and repel the wrong people.
The right seats are people that could consistently perform excellently in their job. They don’t only fit the culture, but they also perform excellently – consistently. People are wired for different seats but the right seats are people who are really wired for their roles. If you have the right people that fit the right seats, then you’ve got the ingredients for a high-performing team because that’s the baseline.
[12:02] How to Find the Right Seats
For you to identify the right seats, you have to identify the roles of the seat and what expectations you have for that seat. Then see if they’re wired to do it. You also have to make sure they want it. Otherwise, you can’t get consistent performance from someone who doesn’t want their job. Finally, find out if they have the capacity to do it.
The hardest decision you have to make is when you have someone who is great at their job, but doesn’t fit your culture. At some point, you will have to make the change and EOS is going to help you find clarity in that decision. You’re also actually helping the person to find a better place for themselves, where they’ll be happier.
[19:51] Building a Culture of Trust
Trust is the base of a high-performing team. It opens up the ability for healthy conflict and commitment. If you’ve got the right people, and they feel heard, they’ll commit to a decision. That level of commitment ultimately ends up accelerating the progress of the organization.
Resources Mentioned:
Call Rick: 856-275-4424
Email: [email protected]
Traction by Gino Wickman
Seven Habits of An Extraordinary Executive
Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
