A521.6.3.RB - High Performance Teams

According to Denning (2011) high-performance teams help to establish ways for people to work together as a team. There are many different team environments such as: a single team (made up of multi members), community teams, and/or a workgroup teams. Each team and its member create and establish team goals, objectives, timeframes and leadership roles; no one team performs the same. In addition, each team creates its own motivation in order to maintain its driving force.

Single teams, community teams and workgroup teams all have one thing in common; the team can only exist as long as its members believe in the team and the team’s goals. Only the members of the team can understand the interpersonal relationships within the heart of the high-performance team. Thus the members of a high-performance team must obtain smallest amount of understanding of the nature of the entity that the team is creating.

Furthermore, high-performance teams actively participating as a whole to achieve the desired goals of the team. High-performance teams are dynamic and are capable of adapting to change; often shifting the team’s needs and goals depending on the nature of the environment. The members within a high-performance team are strong willed and have the ability to recognize the strengths and weaknesses of fellow team members. However, all team members are committed to team integrity and are driven by results; each team member strived for excellence.

Overall, high-performance teams share the same values and common visions; creating and fostering an environment in which the team can fulfill its goals.