The Dauphin and District Chamber of Commerce had their second Breakfast Series day today and the presentation was done by Mick Lautt on working with teams.
Lautt explored the dynamics of a high-performance team and broke down what the foundation would look like, the stages of working together, and how to get to collective success.
“So we looked at some pieces about how we build trust in relationships, we looked at how we communicate clearly around how we are moving forward and where we’re going, we looked at having a commitment to a plan and have clarity around what that plan looks like, we moved into looking at a culture of accountability, and then finally, just reiterating that this focus is on collective success and on results that allow everyone to be successful and achieve their goals.”
To create a high-performance team, Lautt says there has to be a foundation about why we’re working together in the first place.
“With that foundation, we look at how we want to operate, so what are some of the values and cultural pieces we want to have, and then the relationships we need to build in order to do that difficult work to get to that level. I think that’s really a part of it, having a strong foundation, working together with individuals, what are the pieces there to have strong relationships, and then focusing on that collective goal in the end.”
One of the most important factors in having a high-performance team is having a good leader.
“I think a good leader understands these dynamics and is actively managing them every day. So part of leadership is setting a foundation, to work for them, and part of leadership is making sure that everybody has clarity on where we’re going and how we’re going to get there, so having clarity around roles, clarity around process and procedure, and then just guiding and role-modelling along the way, but guiding your team through these 5 different stages of human dynamics that allow us to achieve those goals. That’s a big part of leadership.”
Those 5 stages of human dynamics are trust, effective communication, commitment, accountability and desired results.
