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We used to live in the age of the heroic leader – a world where IQ reigned supreme. More recently, we understood that great leadership needs us to inspire, enthuse and engage – EQ, rather than IQ got you promoted to leadership positions. In today’s volatile, fast-moving world, many of the challenges we face are bigger than one person. Teamwork is the solution: we are now in the era of WeQ. As Michael Jordan said: “Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships”. Surrounded by a high performing team, leaders can achieve so much more together than they can achieve alone.
Ask yourself, on a scale of 1 to 10 of high performance, where your team sits today. Then ask yourself, how much better would it be if you could move the team as close to 10 as possible? That’s where team coaching can help. Research suggests a 20% -30% uplift in financial results from high performing teams.
High performing teams work to common goals, have a common purpose and high levels of trust. They challenge each other. They have agreed ways of working and call each other out when behaviours don’t conform to agreed norms. My team coaching work, which is a much more in-depth approach than the 2-day High Performing Teams workshop, helps build your team to a high performing unit. Think of it as 1-2-1 coaching, but with the whole team
Typically, I’ll initially talk to the team and the team leader to get an understanding of the challenges you face and where we are best spending our time together to develop higher performance. I’ll often use one of our team diagnostic tools to help in that process. I’ll get feedback from your key stakeholders too. We’ll then spend some time in workshops working together on the key issues. If needed, on-going I’ll work alongside the team, for as long as you’ll need me, as your team coach, to embed those changes.
If you would like to find out more about how I could help your team or have an exploratory chat over a coffee to understand more about team coaching and its benefits, please give me a call or drop me a line.
M: +44 7785 925361
E: grahame@leadershipink.co.uk