{"id":412,"date":"2008-08-12T08:13:46","date_gmt":"2008-08-12T07:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/progmanager.wordpress.com\/?p=412"},"modified":"2008-08-12T08:13:46","modified_gmt":"2008-08-12T07:13:46","slug":"building-a-high-performing-team-part-1-the-same-page","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2008\/08\/12\/building-a-high-performing-team-part-1-the-same-page\/","title":{"rendered":"Building a High Performing Team \u2013 Part 1 \u2013 The Same Page"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The first stage in building a high performing team is to get everyone on the same page.<span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Every team member must master the basics of organisational performance:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What      are we here to achieve and how do we recognise success?<\/li>\n<li>What      are our markets and how do we segment them?<\/li>\n<li>Who      are our customers and what are their buying patterns?<\/li>\n<li>Who      would we like our customers to be \u2013 and why aren\u2019t they buying from us      now?<\/li>\n<li>Who      is our competition and what are they doing?<\/li>\n<li>What      drives or inhibits our ability to deliver on the mission?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">In high performing teams each team member is able to answer these questions \u2013 not just from their own perspective but from a collective team perspective.<span> <\/span>There is a shared analysis that provides a platform for coherent action.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">In mediocre teams the members can usually answer these questions from their own siloed perspective.<span> <\/span>However there is little or no shared analysis and the actions that flow from each silo at best lack coherence and at worst compete with each other for resources and prestige.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Getting everyone on the same page is best done through a group session that has sufficient openness, candour and respect to ensure that the all of the \u2018elephants in the room\u2019 are recognised and addressed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Posts\"><ul class=\"entry-meta\"><li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Olympic Gold &#8211; It all starts with a dream&#8230;.\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/08\/10\/olympic-gold-it-all-starts-with-a-dream\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Olympic Gold &#8211; It all starts with a dream&#8230;.<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Some thoughts on Best City outcomes\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/07\/05\/some-thoughts-on-best-city-outcomes\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Some thoughts on Best City outcomes<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Getting to Grips with Social Finance &#8211; FREE TRAINING\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/06\/12\/getting-to-grips-with-social-finance-free-training\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Getting to Grips with Social Finance &#8211; FREE TRAINING<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Making Progress Through Austerity\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/05\/16\/making-progress-through-austerity\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Making Progress Through Austerity<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Improving Employability&#8230;\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/05\/15\/improving-employability\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Improving Employability&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first stage in building a high performing team is to get everyone on the same page. 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