{"id":8555,"date":"2021-08-05T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pinnaclehrs.com\/?p=8555"},"modified":"2021-08-05T03:43:35","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T10:43:35","slug":"facing-challenges-as-a-high-performance-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pinnaclehrs.com\/facing-challenges-as-a-high-performance-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Facing Challenges as a High-Performance Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

Imagine your team works on a project or goal, and they need to get from point A to point B. Do you believe the bridge between the two points provides the necessary support to carry your team over? What if an obstacle is thrown their way?<\/span><\/p>\n

Perhaps an essential team member calls out sick, and the team depends on them to reach a deadline. This is when your team will show whether they are a high-performing team or merely highly productive.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can have intelligent, capable, and productive individuals on your team, but if they cannot persevere through challenges, it is time to foster a high-performance team. This is possible by establishing <\/span>the primary components of a high-performance team<\/a>: a positive work environment, collaborative problem-solving, and leadership.<\/span><\/p>\n

Positive work environment<\/span><\/h3>\n

The first component of a high-performance team is having a positive work environment. Start by creating ground rules to establish the values of the group. The ground rules communicate personal behavior expectations that reflect the team’s values. <\/span><\/p>\n

And how your team handles emerging challenges depends on your team culture!<\/span><\/p>\n

For example, if a team values learning and openness to new approaches, <\/span>they would expect others to ask questions and offer guidance while promoting curiosity.<\/span><\/p>\n

Foster a team identity built on a commitment to a shared goal or vision. Strong team identities are built on listening, trust, respect, and understanding strengths and diversity. These values are critical for working interdependently because they enable people to rely on one another.<\/span><\/p>\n

Collaborative problem-solving<\/span><\/h3>\n

By fostering listening skills, trust, and team identity, a team can problem-solve collaboratively. Problem-solving demands an exchange of ideas, which is possible only if team members work hard to listen to perspectives that are different from their own. An excellent way to approach collaborative problem-solving is by using divergent and convergent thinking strategies. <\/span><\/p>\n

Divergent thinking helps high-performing teams identify many solutions to<\/span>
<\/span>a potential problem. The spirit of the activity is to defer judgment and encourage contributions in a free-flowing and creative way. There are
many exercises you can use to promote divergent thinking:<\/span><\/p>\n