It has probably taken you months, if not years, building a team around you that you can rely on.
The careful process of weeding out the poor performers, slackers, and time wasters, and keeping the best is a task that can only be done over time and through close observation and constant assessment.
But just because your employees have been with your company for years and you know them well doesn’t mean that you have a high performing team.
How to know what your team is really like:
Just like it is on the sports field, if a team doesn’t know how to co-operate effectively to reach their goals, then they are destined to produce mediocre results at best. Any persistent in-fighting and bickering is like poison to any teams success.
Likewise for teams that actually get along too well. A close knit “chummy” team can often create apathy in the workplace, and severely limit team performance because everyone is worried about what the others would think.
To really kick-start your teams productivity, efficiency, and performance improvement, what is needed is to find out what your true team dynamics are like below the surface. And the best way to do that is through conducting an Extended Disc Team Analysis.
What is the Extended DISC® Team Analysis?
The Extended DISC® Team Analysis provides you with a unique look into how your individual team members personal behaviours and sub-conscious natural abilities combine together to show you why they are currently getting the kind of results they do. It will identify what your team is currently doing well and where they struggle.
Armed with this knowledge of the teams natural force you are then better prepared to make decisions on how to stack your teams for even greater efficiency and productivity. You can use it for …
- Team development- see which areas are lacking in your team for future training’s or recruitment
- Strategic decision making- organise your team according to project requirements
- Leadership developments- identify the effective behaviours of your most successful leaders
- Organisational development- stack your teams to cover the behavioural requirements needed to fast-track company growth
- Turnover reduction- put team members in positions that best suit their natural abilities
- Conflict resolution- give individuals more clarity about their roles
- Succession planning- identify who would be the best choice for new project leader, manager, or team leader
With this type of knowledge you will know what needs to be done and be in more control rather than merely reacting to external forces.
A team who has this unique insight into who is most suited to what position, where their weaknesses lay and how to develop them, and who know how to effectively communicate to each other (and customers), is a team that is poised to hit many home runs.
To discover the internal dynamics of your team we delve into such questions as:
Where are your teams strengths?
- Is there an area where there are more individuals with similar behavioural styles?
- What does this mean for the team as a whole? How can you stack it for better performance?
- Are there individuals who have special strengths but are under utilized in their current position?
- What does your team do well and where do they struggle?
Where are your weaknesses?
- Is there an area where there are no individuals with a particular natural behavioural style?
- Is there a behavioural area that has less individuals than on average there should be?
- Should you consider this in your future recruitment?
- How can the negative aspects of similar individuals working together be avoided?
Communication Needs
- What are the team communication and cooperation needs for the members of your team?
- How can you avoid errors in communication between different individuals?
- Should responsibilities be reassigned?
- Is there conflict between different groups?
How the Extended DISC® Team Analysis works:
Extended DISC® Team Analysis is extremely easy to use. Once the participating individuals have completed the Extended DISC® Personal Analysis questionnaire, we can combine any or all of the participants into a single team analysis.
That’s it! No additional questionnaires to complete.
The reports are customizable – just choose the information that you need. If you want additional information later, you can access the information anytime. Options include:
- Maps to identify team makeup
- Maps to identify style adjustments
- Team Scorecard
- Team Roles
Discovering the answers to these types of questions puts you firmly in the drivers seat to building a team that will help grow your organization. Making a profit in business is as much about people management as it is about the technical side of things, so when you know how to create a highly efficient, productive, and cohesive team it can be like a shot of adrenaline to your bottom line profits.
The other upside to effective team building is that employee motivation remains high. Because your team members know just what their role is within the larger group and know exactly how to utilize their strengths and develop their weaknesses, it leads to greater job satisfaction and less staff turnover.
The benefits of creating a workplace that is a well oiled machine are limitless. You owe it to yourself, your team, and your organization to get the maximum productivity output you can, whilst still taking into consideration the specific needs of each member of your team. And the Extended DISC® Team Analysis is the best way for you to achieve that.
To find out more how an Extended Disc Team Analysis package can benefit your organization, contact us today …
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