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My thoughts on leadership, low and high-performing teams

In the course of my leadership career, I’ve seen both – teams that performed very well and teams who performed poorly. It...

Written by Deepanshu Gahlaut · 1 min read >
My thoughts on leadership, low and high-performing teams

In the course of my leadership career, I’ve seen both – teams that performed very well and teams who performed poorly.

It is true that every team cannot achieve a high level of performance and the same motivation as others. Each team has its dynamics, objectives, support, guidance and interdependent communication.

High-performing teams have their own energy, motivation and open communication that works together to achieve team goals. There is a hidden force that elevates others in the team. However, low performing teams fail to do so.

What does it mean? Is everyone in the low-performing team is a culprit? Are they not capable enough to work as a team?

I am not an expert on the topic of ‘leadership’ and ‘team management’, but I have worked in an environment where I got the opportunity to manage both types of team.

High-performing Team:

  • This team has crystal clear structure, hierarchy and process of doing things.
  • This team allows open communication and respects ideas that can bring a positive change in the team or company. Even the introverts and people who avoid discussions contribute.
  • Everybody in the team is working towards the same team/company objective.
  • Each team member respects other team member and values their work.
  • This team includes members with diversity in perspective, knowledge and skills.
  • There is a system of learning new skills and sharing knowledge with others.
  • Last but not least, this team has a system of evaluating the output of members and providing timely feedback.

One thing that I personally believe that no team can be a high-performing team until it gets support from their managers and as well as the upper management (who decides company objectives). 

Low-performing Team:

This type of team is just opposite of high-performing team and in most cases chase vague goals.

Lack of discipline, accountability and transparency – where they currently are and where they are going, are few things that are absent in this type of team.

It’s easy for anyone to blame this team for poor performance. No doubt, each member has their own role and responsibility for their contribution, but the role of leader and the management who decides company objectives should not be overlooked. 

As a manager or team leader, if you take responsibility for others you should focus more on elevating and empowering them.

Leadership seems as simple as pie, and yet it is a mystery that can only be learned by doing with a mindset of action.

What are your thoughts?

Written by Deepanshu Gahlaut
I write on SEO, content marketing, latest technologies, and social media. You can find me online, or at home watching sci-fi movies, listening songs, or sleeping. In addition, my latest obsession is creating, collecting and organizing visual content on my new blog - Infopixi, to help bloggers, marketers, and businesses. Profile

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