The Value of High Performing Teams

Most work today is done in teams. Even “individuals’ whom we think of as great inventors or entrepreneurs don’t see the culmination of their idea without the efforts of others, those others often being the people on their team.

So why are some teams greater than the sum of their parts? Why do some teams simply achieve and others achieve greatness? What does the research tell us about what really matters in creating high performing teams that perform even better over time? You might also be surprised (we were) by what wasn’t a factor in creating high performing teams (hint: one of them has particular relevance in a post-pandemic world of work). 

Tune in as David and Angela discuss the factors that go into creating high performing teams and what you can do to replicate this success in your own teams

Resources:

Collaboration & Creativity: The Small World Problem 

Republic Of Letters - Stanford project showing the interlocking relationships of enlightenment thinkers

Why It’s Time to Forget the Pecking Order at Work

Three Things Nascar Pit Crews Can Teach You About Geek Work

Google Study On Teamwork - Insights On What Makes Great Teams

Twilight of the Imperial Chef

Why makes a Broadway show succeed

The Captain Class: A new theory of leadership by Sam Walker

The Culture Code:The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups by Daniel Coyle

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck

Amy Edmondson, Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School - “Building a psychologically safe workplace”

The difficulty of figuring out cause & effect - Skinner’s experiment

Emma Hayes Chelsea FC Coach - Leader’s being open about their failability