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For several decades now we have had a love affair with "Corporate teams." We have gone to great lengths to differentiate "Corporate teams" from "groups" and other such half useful label jockeying intended to help us all focus on the one supreme work structure. Corporate teams trump individuals - that's the punch line we've been sold - and it's wrong. Understanding "Corporate teams" versus "groups" isn't nearly as useful for your organization as understanding "high performing" Corporate teams from "not so high performing" Corporate teams. Though we do see some variance in terms of the defining characteristics of any given high performing corporate team, research has uncovered a list of common characteristics.
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There are many theories and laws of attraction, success and various others suggesting that your world will suddenly transform itself into an idyllic space if you can only dream it. That, if you could just take a moment to consider what you really desire intend and are passionate about you will achieve it.
These so called magic wand theories create an expectation of reduced effort combined with wistful imagination. A state where extreme relaxation and pretty pictures actually delivers on dreams, goals and objectives. A state where if you could only dream it, you could achieve it.
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Here are some thoughts on team building from one of South Africa’s leading high performance coaches. Let me come out and say it. Most of what passes for team building today does not build teams but rather entrenches the current behaviors and thinking in the team environment leading to teams that are worse off after the team building. So why do South African companies spend millions of rands annually with ineffective team building , riding quad bikes, painting, cooking etc with no thought given to the teambuilding results and the sustainability thereof. Three reasons: While it's generally recognized that a great team will beat a mediocre team 99 times out of 100, little hard thinking goes on at most companies about how effective teams are actually built. Employees usually don't complain about silly teambuilding efforts, whether out of apathy or for fear of being labeled "anti-team” and the responsibility of arranging team building are often left to some well meaning personal assistant that is only interested in what they like. So if conventional teambuilding activities are largely off the mark, how does one build a great team?
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There is more to life than challenges
What could the point possibly be of finding yourself facing unwanted self imposed challenges daily? This has to count amongst the more irrational behaviours many humans occupy themselves with.
Surely it stands to reason that if you are going to be challenged, that you at the very least find yourself confronted by that which will bring you closer to your overall goals or objectives.
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