It is possible (highly likely even), that the topic of high-performing teams will be studied and debated forever. Have you mastered it in your organization, or is it a holy grail that you are still seeking?
Over time, there have certainly been outstanding leaders who have single-handedly achieved great success. The reality for most organizations, however, is a much more complicated architecture with a variety of team structures at the core. Impacting the performance of these teams is a dizzying number of variables including economic factors, technology, social media and generational changes to name just a few.
So, with so much at stake for your organization, how do you ensure you are able to pin down the elusive high-performing team? We recently came across an article in the McKinsey Quarterly that sheds some much needed light on this very complex subject. It is entitled High-performing teams: A timeless leadership topic, and it is a very useful synthesis of what they have found to be the most valuable advice on team composition and team dynamics.
Within this article, you will also find reference to a new book entitled Leading Organizations: Ten Timeless Truths, in which it is noted that top-team performance has been on the list of the top ten business topics for the past 40 years. That’s quite a statistic!
We have known for a long time now that good teamwork was actually a red herring, and what organizations really need is superior team performance. This article can help you get there – finally.
