High Performance Teams

I love listening to podcasts while I workout in the morning...a little mini-coaching session. Last night I found a leadership podcast hosted by Andy Stanley whom I greatly admire and respect. He talked about high performance teams and here are some of the nuggets I took away and will be implementing ASAP with my teams.

1. CLEARLY DEFINE YOUR PROBLEM
Not goals...what won't happen if we don't do what God has called us to do? What problem in teens and culture won't be solved if we don't do what we do? What is the problem we as an organization are here to solve?

- This gives us reason to exist
- Gives us passion for what we do
- Teams dissolve when the problems are all solved
- One start is creating RELEVANT spiritual environments for teens
- Clarify the WIN! What is the win for us as an organization and in your areas?

"A clear, common compelling task that is important to the individual team member is the single most important thing for team building." Pat McMillian


2. AGREED UPON SOLUTION
Not just the RIGHT solution but the AGREED upon solution. This takes time...maybe even a lot of time.

- Agreement necessitates unfiltered debate
- I can't concede my point until you have heard me out so we can all emotionally
engage/own the idea, vision, and goals.
- People have to buy in before they pitch in with their whole heart

"Only when everyone has put their opinions and perspectives on the table can a team confidently move forward because it has tapped into the collective wisdom of the team" Patrick Lenconi

ASK:: What is the solution to the problem we have defined?


3. CLEARLY ASSIGNED/DEFINED ROLES
- Every team member needs to know exactly what's expected of them
- One-sentence job description for everyone...if all else fails, this is your role in the
organization.

Some EXAMPLES:
Create an expanding network of small groups.
Create a compelling worship experience.