Summary:
Highly effective teams can accomplish what would be difficult, or impossible, for one person acting alone. Imagine a single human being building the entire interstate highway system, or writing all of the books in your local library. Impossible!
We must often collaborate with others to accomplish goals that only a group of people can achieve. But a group is not the same as a team, and there are many barriers to fully unleashing “group genius”. Even working with just one other person can be challenging, and the complexity of teamwork rises exponentially. An MIT study of global team effectiveness found that only 18% of teams considered themselves successful.
Takeaways:
Learn to overcome the most frequent causes of failure cited:
- They failed to build trust.
- They failed to overcome communication barriers.
- The goals of the individuals were not aligned with the team’s goals.
- The team goals were unclear.
About the speaker:
Kimberly Wiefling is the founder of Wiefling Consulting, co-founder of Silicon Valley Alliances, and ASVPM Board Member. She strongly believes that companies doing business across borders and boundaries of every kind are a powerful force for peace and prosperity in Our World. She is committed to supporting purpose-driven organizations in attracting high-quality investors and the most talented people through the competitive advantage of proven best practices in leadership and a healthy, vibrant organizational culture. She is known globally for her highly interactive, engaging, and transformative workshops, both virtual and in-person. – VIRTUALLY or LIVE IN PERSON (when it’s safe to do so):
* Keynotes
* Workshops
* Coaching
* Consulting
* Facilitated Working Sessions for Strategy & Projects
Her big dream is that one day, both investments and employees would preferentially flow to these kinds of organizations. The soul-sucking variety, and the sick, twisted, dysfunctional organizations of Our World will wither and die for lack of financial resources. The talented people they’ve driven away will get to more life-affirming workplaces . . . for a better world!
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