@ the Helm: Team Compass
A compass enables us to know where we are, provides a direction going forward and helps us stay on course. As individual contributors, it's easier to keep track of all that, but when you are leading a team, the navigation becomes much more complex.
The Team Compass draws on high-performance team research: team dysfunction primarily stems from lack of clarity around purpose and goals. If a compelling direction is established, alignment and commitment follow. In other words, focusing on resolving interpersonal conflict is treating the symptom, not the root cause.
Circle the Compass any time a team is formed or starts to flounder:
North: Purpose - Why do we exist as a team?
East: Performance Challenge - What is our shared work? What will success look like?
South: Productivity - What are our ways of working that leverage our strengths and promote efficiency?
West: Possibility - What went well? What do we want to do differently? What’s next?
The Team Compass is valuable in managing the life cycle of an ad hoc team that has been formed to accomplish a particular project; it can also be applied to multiple projects for a standing team.
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