High-performance team-building in the future of work
Building an effective team within the business peloton
T ODAY’S BUSINESS TEAMS— like the teams in a cycling peloton—need to be autonomous, adaptable, disciplined, productive, and continually improving how they deliver results, as well as intrinsically connected to the work of other teams across the organization. This raises the question: Are the factors that we’ve long considered integral to team success (clear direction, good communication, distinctive roles) still relevant? What does a successful team look like within the flexible and dynamic business peloton? While every team is unique, each requiring its own recipe for success, it is possible to make generalizations about what makes teams successful. Below, we explore the five conditions we consider
essential to enabling team effectiveness within the business peloton:
• A supportive environment
• A compelling direction
• Diversity
• Effective practices
• Psychological safety
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