Damian PereraMonitoring & Evaluation Specialist| ChrysalisMellawagedara, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Ability to develop and manage high performing teams are essential to achieve organizational goals and address complex problems. How do we build High Performing Teams? What are the special characteristics of a High Performing Team? Saving Changes...
A high performing team is one which doesn't become complacent - they regularly challenge themselves to do better. They are comfortable dealing with conflict and recognize that it is a powerful tool to come up with creative solutions. High performing teams are also long-lived teams and usually don't multitask at unhealthy levels.
Servant leadership and promoting psychological safety are two ways to create high performing teams.
These teams are generally at the higher end of the team formation or "performing" stage. They trust and respect each other. They are transparent. They collaborate. They act as equals. They have cross-functional skills. They also hold each other accountable, yet share the responsibility for outcomes (good or bad) as a team. Saving Changes...
Damian PereraMonitoring & Evaluation Specialist| ChrysalisMellawagedara, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Thank You Kiron & Sante. High performing teams deliver outstanding results and they are critical to organizational success. Saving Changes...
Nice question, Kiron and Sante made an excellent description. Communication is key to achieve that. Saving Changes...
Brian KoehlerAssistant Director, Operations| Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, Wa, United States
One could argue it is a bit of the chicken and the egg...
Perhaps an important element is to first define "high performing"
Mission, Vision, and Values (in theory) help to outline tasks and objectives ideally with realistic measurements - however this does not always occur
I have encountered many teams, committees, work groups, and task forces that simply existed to "communicate ideas" - eventually to only fizzle out without ever achieving measurable progress. However that committee could still be viewed as high performing based upon the length and number of meetings rather than actual output of ideas or action items.
Does more talk or longer meetings equate to better productivity, better ideas, or better experiences?
High performance is a different question when considering intangible elements like leadership, innovation, social service or other concepts with subjective "value."
The quantity of a sunset is only one / day - the performance (ie value) of a sunset is in the moment for each individual. Saving Changes...
Shweta PaiScrum master| ResMedHalifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Completely agree with Kiron.
1) Adding on, a high performing team also has predictability in terms of results. For example, typically if these teams commit to something they achieve it. In other words, they know what they are committing to. Conversely, these teams also know what NOT to commit. For example, in the recent past my team had a situation where our priorities changed overnight and the next day was the day of PI planning (we follow SaFE). So we committed to following only the process and gave a confidence vote of 2 out of 5. Our velocity has been 14 per sprint and so we committed to atmost 14 points per sprint.
2) A high performing team also brings out insights and stands up to outrageous requests too! We clearly state the stakes that are out there! Saving Changes...
They learn and adapt. They follow the PDCA mantra in short cycles with validated learning. They work with shared understanding and put emphasis on evidence. Saving Changes...
Pench BattaEnterprise Lean Agile DevOps Coach /SAFe Program Consultant (SPC6)| Capgemini, Inc.Bentonville, Ar, United States
