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Success is never only an individual contribution. Investment in team
dynamics will have a direct and positive impact on the overall
performance of an organisation.
“Major transformations are often associated with one highly visible
individual. One might easily conclude that the kind of leadership that
is so critical to any change can come only from a single
larger-than-life person. This is a very dangerous belief. A strong
guiding coalition is always needed – one with the right composition,
level of trust and shared objectives. Building such a team is always an
essential part of any effort …” (Leading Change: John Kotter)
Organisations today are facing increasing complexity coming from within
as well as from external influences and demands. This complexity renders
yesterday’s tools for strategy and decision-making, as well as for
interactions within the organisation, inefficient and cumbersome.
Executives need to re-examine the whole concept of Leadership Teams. The
boss must learn to become a participant in the group and to understand
that a true leader must learn to become a “Leader of Leaders”.
Today, a leader can no longer work alone, coming up with the ideas and
then communicating them to others for action. A leader will construct
solutions in collaboration with others, drawing on their knowledge and
experience. In this scenario, the key factor determining the success of
the leader is the degree to which each team member feels included,
psychologically ‘safe’, listened to and accountable as a unique and
interdependent ‘contributor’.
Change Partners have recognised the increasing demand to become
effective, creative and productive in an incredibly demanding
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Leadership Excellence cannot exist when there is:
- Disconnected leadership – gap between leader and team.
- Incapacity to reach decisions.
- Inability to resolve constant team conflicts.
- Lack of trust.
- Power struggles.
- Unsettled frustrations in the team.
- Lack of mutual understanding of individual’s values, needs,
contributions.
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We, at Change Partners, have worked with numerous blue chip clients to re-vitalise the communications, interactions and outputs of their leadership teams through the following process:
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Starting by:
- The diagnosis of needs.
- The leader excels in himself first.
- The team gaining a clear understanding of their individual responsibility and unique team dynamic.
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Leading to:
- The ability to leverage the teams’ individual skills to best effect to achieve optimal results.
- A team which is confident and flexible enough to utilise its full potential to address any challenge.
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A team which leads by example, demonstrating a common purpose and
strong commitment to each member.
Change Partners now offer various methodologies to assist leaders and
their organisation achieve better results:
• Customised Team Coaching workshops -
focusing on sustained change in team performance. By clearly identifying
participants’ issues, needs and requirements before the event, the
workshops are individually tailored to address those issues. The process
continues after the event to ensure that sustainability is achieved. The
initial focus is normally on the following three areas:
1 Team Communications – coaching teams to develop effective communication
that will help build sustainable relationships.
2 Team Dynamics – coaching teams to build sustainable relationships, based
on mutual respect, that will result in more effective, creative and
productive teamwork.
3 Conflict Resolution – coaching teams to overcome internal conflict.
• Open Space Technology – a revolutionary technique which enables
diverse groups to identify and address issues that really matter to
them, to develop solutions collectively and to agree on ownership and
action plans.
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Future Search
Another large group planning meeting that works on a task focused
agenda. People take ownership of the past, present and future; and
confirm their mutual values in order to commit to action plans grounded
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What Makes our Process Unique?
- Intense preparation via pre workshop interviews, client briefing and
debriefing.
- Sustainability through follow up sessions.
- Process driven (not a prescription, not an event).
- Client driven and customized / tailored to the client needs.
- Dynamic process (outcomes depend on team dynamics and involvement).
- Flexibility within a defined framework.
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