{"id":1646,"date":"2016-04-12T09:46:02","date_gmt":"2016-04-12T08:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yanado.com\/blog\/?p=1646"},"modified":"2016-04-14T15:01:27","modified_gmt":"2016-04-14T14:01:27","slug":"4-stages-of-high-performing-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yanado.com\/blog\/4-stages-of-high-performing-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Stages Of High Performing Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"

This article is part of\u00a0our Team Dynamics<\/a> series – all you need to know about how to make high performing teams.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

In our previous article from Team Dynamics series, we emphasized the importance of culture fit over skill fit when selecting the right people for your team. If you haven\u2019t read it, find it at the following link: How To Build Your Team From Scratch<\/a><\/p>\n

Once you get your team running at full speed, cultural fit can be the reason for success or failure.<\/p>\n

So, let\u2019s say you are a company founder headed to grow your business from the very start, or a project manager with a new initiative.<\/p>\n

The first thing you need to do is to build your team – a group of great individuals ready to make even greater things to happen.<\/p>\n

Ideally, the team would be ready to move from day one. They would collaborate regularly, laser-focused on the goal, and everything would run smoothly.<\/p>\n

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Well…maybe in a perfect world.<\/p>\n

Reality is different. People aren\u2019t logical machines, people have feelings and attitudes.<\/p>\n

The fact is, it takes time for a group of (practically) strangers to become a high achieving team. You can\u2019t expect them to “click” without going through a natural process of bonding.<\/p>\n

It becomes obvious that your team will go through some development stages. From the kick off meeting until peak performance is reached, your job as team leader is to recognize the stages and help your team perform.<\/p>\n

So, let\u2019s explore the stages further.<\/p>\n

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#1 Forming – Setting The Team Into Motion<\/h2>\n

The team is brought together and it is about to start working on a project. This stage is fairly short, where team members initially meet.<\/p>\n

The room is filled with good vibes and enthusiasm.<\/p>\n

At this point the project requirements may be unclear and team members will have questions. Team members will want to discuss the project\u2019s goals and constraints, and learn their roles.<\/p>\n

So before your team begins, frame up the project for them.<\/p>\n

Team leaders make sure everybody pulls in the same direction by providing clear instructions. The project, expected outcomes, and processes should be explained as best as possible.<\/p>\n

It all starts with the purpose: Why was this team formed? What is the problem to be solved? Why is it important to the team and the company?<\/p>\n

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Team leaders must communicate the vision of the project in order to motivate team members to become emotionally invested in the success of the project.<\/p>\n

After team members know what to achieve, clear and measurable goals can be defined to stay on track.<\/p>\n

In this stage team members have to decide how to work together. They should make sure to:<\/p>\n