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If you answered ‘no’ to any of the above, then the door is wide open for a ‘disconnect’ to form between you and your team, and within the team itself. When people are pulling in different directions or disrespecting leadership, it is often due to this disconnect at a fundamental level. If you want to unlock the full potential of your people, and have them moving coherently towards a common goal, it is essential to create a safe and inclusive environment where team members feel valued and connected.
Consider the following formula:
Performance = Potential - (Resistance)
Resistance can stem from various causes, unique to each individual. However, at its core, resistance often arises when stress triggers our fight-or-flight response. This primal reaction alters our brain's processing mechanisms, shifting focus towards survival rather than collaboration or innovation. In this heightened state, individuals become more reactive and less open-minded, more emotionally charged (quick to anger or upset), and less trusting of others.
The more connected and aligned the team is around a positive and supportive culture, the more resilient the team and the greater the capacity to address these stress responses as they arise and work through conflict and challenges. Strong team dynamics starts with a commitment to the following focus areas:
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Cultivating each of these areas builds the foundation for a high-performing team environment, leading to improved morale, productivity, and innovation.
Consider the following formula:
Performance = Potential - (Resistance)
Resistance can stem from various causes, unique to each individual. However, at its core, resistance often arises when stress triggers our fight-or-flight response. This primal reaction alters our brain's processing mechanisms, shifting focus towards survival rather than collaboration or innovation. In this heightened state, individuals become more reactive and less open-minded, more emotionally charged (quick to anger or upset), and less trusting of others.
The more connected and aligned the team is around a positive and supportive culture, the more resilient the team and the greater the capacity to address these stress responses as they arise and work through conflict and challenges. Strong team dynamics starts with a commitment to the following focus areas:
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- Alignment around Common Goals and Values: Fostering alignment among team members creates a shared sense of purpose and direction, enhancing collaboration and teamwork.
- Creating a Safe and Inclusive Environment: When team members feel safe, valued, and respected, they are more likely to contribute their ideas and engage positively, boosting creativity and productivity.
- Reducing Resistance: By understanding and addressing sources of resistance, leaders can create environments that promote psychological safety and reduce stress triggers, enabling teams to perform at their best.
Cultivating each of these areas builds the foundation for a high-performing team environment, leading to improved morale, productivity, and innovation.
Focus Coaching
The Focus Coaching program recognises that in this increasingly diverse and changing environment, the ability to grow your team through these challenges is dependent upon your ability to foster the potential of your team. The aim is to create a shift in focus away from reacting to circumstances, and towards a deeper understanding of how to develop emotional intelligence and effective communication within your team so they can:
- Move through challenges with insight and clarity.
- Transform stress responses and reduce overload & overwhelm
- Focus energy productively
- Transform relationships that are disruptive
- Unite through a meaningful connection to purpose
Focus coaching is designed to provide:
- deeper level INSIGHTS to your experience as a leader
- the SUPPORT you need to build effective team communication,
- the skills you need to identify and TRANSFORM reactive patterns and develop emotional intelligence.
The Key FOCUS Areas