COMPONENTS OF A SUCCESSFUL
TEAM
DARRIN MURRINER
@MURRINER @CLOVERLEAFME
AGENDA
1.Overview of Teaming
2.A Model for Team Building
3.The Role of Communication
4.Positioning & Context
5.Tools & Techniques
MY BEST
TEAM
EXPERIENCE
CURRENT
RESEARCH
TEAMS WERE
THE #4 PRIORITY FOR
HR PRACTITIONERS IN 2018
0-25% 25-50% 50-75% 75-100%
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF YOUR
ORGANIZATION’S
WORK DEPENDS ON TEAMWORK?
0-25%
25-50%
50-75%
75-100%
WHAT FACTORS AFFECT
EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION
MOST?
CURRENT
RESEARCH
1007550250
TEAM CULTURE
INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
COMPANY CULTURE
MANAGER’S INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
COWORKER RELATIONSHIPS
DIVERSITY OF SKILLS/STRENGTHS
70%PART OF
DYSFUNCTIONAL
TEAM
49%ENJOY
WORKING
ON A TEAM
TEAM FAILURE
TEAM FAILURE IN IT PROJECTS
12% DIRECT COST
51%OVER
TIMELINE
16%PROJECT
FAILURE
38%MISSED
OBJECTIVES
47%OVER
BUDGET
Employees indicated the top difficulties:
‣ Freeloaders’ not pulling their weight (51%)
‣ Teammates only out for themselves (41%)
‣ Managing the egos of teammates (37%)
‣ Arguments among the team (34%)
‣ Being held back by others (29%)
TEAM FAILURE
A PEOPLE MODEL
TUCKMAN’S TEAM
DEVELOPMENT CYCLE
STORMING
NORMING
PERFORMING
TEAM PERFORMANCE
TEAMEFFECTIVENESS
FORMING
A PEOPLE MODEL
A TEAM COULD STAY IN FORMING AND NEVER GET TO
PERFORMING BASED ON HOW FREQUENT THE
INTERACTIONS.
STORMING
NORMING
PERFORMING
TEAM PERFORMANCE
TEAMEFFECTIVENESS
RE-FORMING
‣ Change in team
‣ Adjusted budget
‣ New scope
‣ Revised expectations
FORMING
RE-STORMING
A PEOPLE MODEL
GOAL: QUICKLY MOVE
THROUGH THE STORMING
PHASE
FORMING
STORMING
NORMING
PERFORMING
TEAM PERFORMANCE
TEAMEFFECTIVENESS
TOOLS AT EVERY STAGE
STORMING NORMING PERFORMINGFORMING
SELECTION
PROCESS
ONBOARDING
KICK-OFF
MEETINGS
COACHING
MANAGEMENT
TOOLS/TRAINING
ACCOUNTABILITY
PERSONAL
INSIGHTS
STANDUPS
RETROSPECTIVES
RHYTHMS
ENVIRONMENT
SUCCESS
MEASUREMENT
COMMUNICATION
1007550250
TEAM CULTURE
INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
COMPANY CULTURE
MANAGER’S INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
COWORKER RELATIONSHIPS
DIVERSITY OF SKILLS/STRENGTHS
WHAT MOST AFFECTS WORK
PRODUCTIVITY?
COMMUNICATION
20% 45% 9% 2% 15% 30% 4% 1% 19% 37% 6% 2%
ALLEMPLOYEES
ALLEMPLOYEES
ALLEMPLOYEES
ENGAGED
ENGAGED
ENGAGED
NOTENGAGED
NOTENGAGED
NOTENGAGED
ACTIVELYDISENGAGED
ACTIVELYDISENGAGED
ACTIVELYDISENGAGED
“My immediate
supervisor keeps me
informed about what
is going on at the
organization.”
“At work, the
communication I
receive is perfect for
me.”
“There is open
communication
throughout all levels
of the organization.”
INEFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION DRIVERS
1007550250
INEFFICIENT COORDINATION
WAITING FOR INFORMATION
UNWANTED COMMUNICATIONS
CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS
BARRIERS TO COLLABORATION
AVERAGE OF PAIN POINTS
INEFFICIENT COORDINATION
WAITING FOR INFORMATION
UNWANTED COMMUNICATIONS
CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS
BARRIERS TO COLLABORATION
TIME LEFT FOR
PRODUCTIVE WORK
HCI’S FACTORS OF TEAM SUCCESS
- STARTS WITH INTENTION
CURRENT RESEARCH - TEAM FORMATION
DIVERSITY
LITTLE CONNECTION WITH AGE, GENDER,
CULTURAL DIVERSITY ON PERFORMANCE
Cognitive Diversity -
How individuals think about and
engage with new, uncertain, and
complex situations.
https://hbr.org/2017/03/teams-solve-problems-faster-when-theyre-more-cognitively-diverse
DIVERSITY
COLLABORATION WITH DIVERSITY
IMPROVES CONCEPT PERFORMANCE
https://hbr.org/2017/03/teams-solve-problems-faster-when-theyre-more-cognitively-diverse
TEAM CONTEXT MATTERS
53 MAN ROSTER
18 UN-DRAFTED
TEAM CONTEXT MATTERS
‣ It takes NBA basketball players an average of 21 games with a
new team to recover their pre-transfer performance.
‣ A group of Harvard researchers discovered that 46% of a sample
of 1,052 investment analysts, all star performers, were unable to
replicate their outstanding performance when they moved to a
different investment bank after five years.
TENSION BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL
SUCCESS / TEAM SUCCESS
1. Cooperation & Competition
2. Control & Autonomy
3. Creativity & Process
4. Loyalty & Openness
5. Team Development & Personal Development
VIRTUAL DISTANCE MODEL
‣ Growth Expectations
‣ Manager Relationship
‣ Team Dynamics
‣ Strengths
‣ Clear Understanding of Goals
‣ Work Environment
TEAM CONTEXT FACTORS
CONFLICT /
AGREEMENT
TEAM
ROLES
STRENGTHS
GROWTH EXPECTATIONS
‣ Do you know what their development plan is?
‣ What can they learn on this project to make
themselves more valuable?
MANAGER RELATIONSHIP
‣ Communication styles
‣ Management preferences
‣ Type of relationship
TEAM DYNAMICS
‣ Understand the dynamics between all team members
‣ Build trust by delivery, accountability & quality
STRENGTHS
‣ What type of work gets them excited?
‣ Bring aspects of what they have excelled at
in the past into the current project
CLEAR ORGANIZATION OF GOALS
‣ Clearly communicate the big picture and purpose
WORK ENVIRONMENT
‣ Be thoughtful about the team’s space
‣ Understand how each person likes to work
‣ Create options
RESOURCES
IMPACT TEAMS HAVE ON
CULTURE & PRODUCTIVITY
TEAM BUILDING TIPS BY STAGE
TEAMING FOR STARTUPS
QUESTIONS?
Darrin Murriner
darrin@cloverleaf.me
@cloverleafme
@murriner
Know Yourself.
Know Your Team.
Improve Performance.

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Components of a successful team

  • 1. COMPONENTS OF A SUCCESSFUL TEAM DARRIN MURRINER @MURRINER @CLOVERLEAFME
  • 2. AGENDA 1.Overview of Teaming 2.A Model for Team Building 3.The Role of Communication 4.Positioning & Context 5.Tools & Techniques
  • 4. CURRENT RESEARCH TEAMS WERE THE #4 PRIORITY FOR HR PRACTITIONERS IN 2018 0-25% 25-50% 50-75% 75-100% WHAT PERCENTAGE OF YOUR ORGANIZATION’S WORK DEPENDS ON TEAMWORK? 0-25% 25-50% 50-75% 75-100%
  • 5. WHAT FACTORS AFFECT EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION MOST? CURRENT RESEARCH 1007550250 TEAM CULTURE INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION COMPANY CULTURE MANAGER’S INTERPERSONAL SKILLS COWORKER RELATIONSHIPS DIVERSITY OF SKILLS/STRENGTHS
  • 7. TEAM FAILURE IN IT PROJECTS 12% DIRECT COST 51%OVER TIMELINE 16%PROJECT FAILURE 38%MISSED OBJECTIVES 47%OVER BUDGET
  • 8. Employees indicated the top difficulties: ‣ Freeloaders’ not pulling their weight (51%) ‣ Teammates only out for themselves (41%) ‣ Managing the egos of teammates (37%) ‣ Arguments among the team (34%) ‣ Being held back by others (29%) TEAM FAILURE
  • 9. A PEOPLE MODEL TUCKMAN’S TEAM DEVELOPMENT CYCLE STORMING NORMING PERFORMING TEAM PERFORMANCE TEAMEFFECTIVENESS FORMING
  • 10. A PEOPLE MODEL A TEAM COULD STAY IN FORMING AND NEVER GET TO PERFORMING BASED ON HOW FREQUENT THE INTERACTIONS. STORMING NORMING PERFORMING TEAM PERFORMANCE TEAMEFFECTIVENESS RE-FORMING ‣ Change in team ‣ Adjusted budget ‣ New scope ‣ Revised expectations FORMING RE-STORMING
  • 11. A PEOPLE MODEL GOAL: QUICKLY MOVE THROUGH THE STORMING PHASE FORMING STORMING NORMING PERFORMING TEAM PERFORMANCE TEAMEFFECTIVENESS
  • 12. TOOLS AT EVERY STAGE STORMING NORMING PERFORMINGFORMING SELECTION PROCESS ONBOARDING KICK-OFF MEETINGS COACHING MANAGEMENT TOOLS/TRAINING ACCOUNTABILITY PERSONAL INSIGHTS STANDUPS RETROSPECTIVES RHYTHMS ENVIRONMENT SUCCESS MEASUREMENT
  • 13. COMMUNICATION 1007550250 TEAM CULTURE INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION COMPANY CULTURE MANAGER’S INTERPERSONAL SKILLS COWORKER RELATIONSHIPS DIVERSITY OF SKILLS/STRENGTHS WHAT MOST AFFECTS WORK PRODUCTIVITY?
  • 14. COMMUNICATION 20% 45% 9% 2% 15% 30% 4% 1% 19% 37% 6% 2% ALLEMPLOYEES ALLEMPLOYEES ALLEMPLOYEES ENGAGED ENGAGED ENGAGED NOTENGAGED NOTENGAGED NOTENGAGED ACTIVELYDISENGAGED ACTIVELYDISENGAGED ACTIVELYDISENGAGED “My immediate supervisor keeps me informed about what is going on at the organization.” “At work, the communication I receive is perfect for me.” “There is open communication throughout all levels of the organization.”
  • 15. INEFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION DRIVERS 1007550250 INEFFICIENT COORDINATION WAITING FOR INFORMATION UNWANTED COMMUNICATIONS CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS BARRIERS TO COLLABORATION AVERAGE OF PAIN POINTS INEFFICIENT COORDINATION WAITING FOR INFORMATION UNWANTED COMMUNICATIONS CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS BARRIERS TO COLLABORATION TIME LEFT FOR PRODUCTIVE WORK
  • 16. HCI’S FACTORS OF TEAM SUCCESS - STARTS WITH INTENTION CURRENT RESEARCH - TEAM FORMATION
  • 17. DIVERSITY LITTLE CONNECTION WITH AGE, GENDER, CULTURAL DIVERSITY ON PERFORMANCE Cognitive Diversity - How individuals think about and engage with new, uncertain, and complex situations. https://hbr.org/2017/03/teams-solve-problems-faster-when-theyre-more-cognitively-diverse
  • 18. DIVERSITY COLLABORATION WITH DIVERSITY IMPROVES CONCEPT PERFORMANCE https://hbr.org/2017/03/teams-solve-problems-faster-when-theyre-more-cognitively-diverse
  • 19. TEAM CONTEXT MATTERS 53 MAN ROSTER 18 UN-DRAFTED
  • 20. TEAM CONTEXT MATTERS ‣ It takes NBA basketball players an average of 21 games with a new team to recover their pre-transfer performance. ‣ A group of Harvard researchers discovered that 46% of a sample of 1,052 investment analysts, all star performers, were unable to replicate their outstanding performance when they moved to a different investment bank after five years.
  • 21. TENSION BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL SUCCESS / TEAM SUCCESS 1. Cooperation & Competition 2. Control & Autonomy 3. Creativity & Process 4. Loyalty & Openness 5. Team Development & Personal Development
  • 23. ‣ Growth Expectations ‣ Manager Relationship ‣ Team Dynamics ‣ Strengths ‣ Clear Understanding of Goals ‣ Work Environment TEAM CONTEXT FACTORS
  • 25. GROWTH EXPECTATIONS ‣ Do you know what their development plan is? ‣ What can they learn on this project to make themselves more valuable?
  • 26. MANAGER RELATIONSHIP ‣ Communication styles ‣ Management preferences ‣ Type of relationship
  • 27. TEAM DYNAMICS ‣ Understand the dynamics between all team members ‣ Build trust by delivery, accountability & quality
  • 28. STRENGTHS ‣ What type of work gets them excited? ‣ Bring aspects of what they have excelled at in the past into the current project
  • 29. CLEAR ORGANIZATION OF GOALS ‣ Clearly communicate the big picture and purpose
  • 30. WORK ENVIRONMENT ‣ Be thoughtful about the team’s space ‣ Understand how each person likes to work ‣ Create options
  • 31. RESOURCES IMPACT TEAMS HAVE ON CULTURE & PRODUCTIVITY TEAM BUILDING TIPS BY STAGE TEAMING FOR STARTUPS