One Plus One Equals Three!
Applause to the power of groups! I'm convinced that when two or more people come together and pool their talents and abilities toward a common purpose, the laws of math go out the window...
and it's exciting to see it work! Although it's sometimes hard to pinpoint, it's when the energies, talents and efforts equals more than the sum of the parts--when 1+1=3 (or even more).
I'm coaching two leaders who are co-leading an important project that could change their company.
They have very different skills and perspectives around leading the team, which has the potential to create even more issues.
But in this case, they are willing to use their diversity to decide the very best ways to lead the team.
And they're learning new skills in confronting their differences to create the best outcomes, which is being felt within the team.
It's been phenomenal for the team and the project, and highly developmental for the leaders.
The company is using this experiment as a framework for a new model to manage project teams.
In another situation, I'm coaching a team of operations executives as they tackle the difficult topic of employee retention and support - in a year with little opportunity for monetary raises.
This team is diving deep - to determine all the ways they can re-define how to shape a working environment that maintains structure, while encouraging creativity and openness.
And...
it's not being delegated to the HR department.
They are taking ownership by using the power of their group to form real solutions.
The process in both these situations has enabled the groups and teams to go far beyond their personal thinking.
And the positive results are already providing them with new ideas, new connections, deeper relationships, and overall organizational success.
How are you leveraging the power of groups? I'm not talking about "traditional" teamwork, but the real work of leveraging the power of a group in a process to uncover and speak honestly about what's not obvious or visible.
Questions to Explore:
Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.
- Margaret Mead
and it's exciting to see it work! Although it's sometimes hard to pinpoint, it's when the energies, talents and efforts equals more than the sum of the parts--when 1+1=3 (or even more).
I'm coaching two leaders who are co-leading an important project that could change their company.
They have very different skills and perspectives around leading the team, which has the potential to create even more issues.
But in this case, they are willing to use their diversity to decide the very best ways to lead the team.
And they're learning new skills in confronting their differences to create the best outcomes, which is being felt within the team.
It's been phenomenal for the team and the project, and highly developmental for the leaders.
The company is using this experiment as a framework for a new model to manage project teams.
In another situation, I'm coaching a team of operations executives as they tackle the difficult topic of employee retention and support - in a year with little opportunity for monetary raises.
This team is diving deep - to determine all the ways they can re-define how to shape a working environment that maintains structure, while encouraging creativity and openness.
And...
it's not being delegated to the HR department.
They are taking ownership by using the power of their group to form real solutions.
The process in both these situations has enabled the groups and teams to go far beyond their personal thinking.
And the positive results are already providing them with new ideas, new connections, deeper relationships, and overall organizational success.
How are you leveraging the power of groups? I'm not talking about "traditional" teamwork, but the real work of leveraging the power of a group in a process to uncover and speak honestly about what's not obvious or visible.
Questions to Explore:
- How does your team or group interact? What's possible? What's missing?
- What do we need to learn from each other?
- What's the next level of thinking for your group?
- How are you approaching discussion and decision points ensure you're focused on all the obvious and underlying components?
- How are you managing disagreements and different points of view?
- What new connections could you be making?
Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.
- Margaret Mead
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