Feelings are at the heart of trusting teams.
Trusting teams are the healthiest and the highest performing kind of teams
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book The Infinite Game
Tag: High performance teams
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The DNA of innovative workplaces
Innovative workplaces consist of high performing teams
High performance trusting teams consist of individuals who trust each other and feel safe in each others company.
They feel safe to the extent of being vulnerable to share their weakness in the hope that their team members would support team
Such an environment helps people work together to make innovation happen
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “The Infinite Game”
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When can a group do “remarkable” things?
“The ability of a group of people to do remarkable things hinges on how well those people can pull together as a team.”
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Find Your Why”
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Should “Team” just be a group of people?
A team should not just be a group of people who work together.
A team is a group of people who trust each other.
This forms the basis of high performance “trusting teams” where team members feel safe to express vulnerability.
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Find Your Why”
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What goes into forming “high performing teams”?
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “The Infinite Game”
Trusting teams are those which are based on the foundation of trust.People trust each other , collaboration is a byproduct and people feel free to express their vulnerability.
Biologically human beings are hardwired to protect outselves.When we do not feel safe feeling of mistrust results and performance gets hampered.
High performing teams are those where people trust each other , are willing to protect each other’s interests and are willing to give their blood sweat and tear to advance a just cause.
Trusting teams are pioneered by infinite minded leaders willing to take the requisite risks to create the right environment
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The DNA of “high performance teams” – The Simon Sinek Way
The book “Together is Better” by Simon Sinek tells us that human beings by nature love to socialize and try to find like minded individuals “who believe in what they believe”. This has been true right from the caveman times.
When like minded people form part of same teams , trust emerges , the synergistic benefits get realized , fulfillment happens and astonishing results follow.
We see numerous such examples in our workplaces as well wherein trusting teams produce much better results and are much more motivated than teams filled with cynicism and distrust.
The following amazing quote of Simon Sinek summarizes high performance teams , the need of every workplace.
“A team is not a group of people who work together. A team is a group of people who trust each other.” — Simon Sinek
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