We start with Where you are and where you’d like to be

I work well with teams and organizations that seek to improve collaboration and creativity so that they have a bigger impact and their people flourish.

That can include improving cross-cultural communications, clarifying and (re)building team or organizational culture, building peer mentoring capability, among others.

Some of the outcomes and benefits include both top and bottom-line opportunities such as:

• less stress, less burn-out

• better decision-making

• more easeful collaboration amongst, and between teams

• increased creativity, which can propel innovation

• higher employee retention

• better morale and well-being means fewer sick days taken

• stronger, clearer succession planning

• greater organizational effectiveness

I believe that high-functioning and effective teams are leaderful, and built on a foundation of trust and awareness between all members.

All team and organizational work is custom-designed for your needs.

We take clients through a 5-step process (more below) that cultivates a deeper sense of trust across the team. This deeper trust facilitates internal ownership of the new culture, which is reinforced through their communication and actions.

I define success by my clients’ ability to continue growing and self-correcting after our time together. At the end of our time working together, you’ll have a clear outline of how to continue your collective journey towards becoming a collaborative and leaderful team.

Program Structure

• Up to 10 people/group

• 90-minute sessions weekly or bi-weekly

• Program lengths depend on the depth of change desired. 6-month minimum. Let’s explore the possibility of collaborating

The 5-Step Process

Where we are: The purpose of this step is to develop awareness and respect for oneself and for others. These elements are essential in building two key ingredients in high-high-functioning teams - empathy and emotional intelligence. We begin by assessing where the team is. Then we begin to build team awareness of how they got there. We explore both individual contributions and team patterns. Once consensus on the current state and its root causes exists, we begin to co-create the desired future state.

How we are: This second step results in greater awareness and transparency – individually and collectively. Greater awareness and transparency accelerate learning, discovery, and building an inspiring culture. This deepening in the group’s awareness provides a critical feedback loop for team members and encourages a culture grounded in safety, inclusivity, fearlessness, and shared vulnerability. These attributes are critical due to the fact that most communication is nonverbal.

How we speak: With the growing inspiring culture at this stage, the team uses more proactive and progressive language. This type of language facilitates problem-solving, and encourages more intentional communication and conscious actions. This cultivates the spirit that “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.”

How we act: Actions are vitally important. They broadcast what we hold true and how we show up in the world - as individuals and teams. Teams at this stage act with intention and integrity. Their communication also reflects growing awareness of themselves and others in ways that honor differences, celebrate diversity and foster transparency.

How we coalesce: Trust is the foundation of high-functioning teams and at this stage teams integrate the practices from the previous steps. Reinforcing this state of being reinforces the shared vulnerability and fearlessness that results in high creativity, easeful collaboration, and increased productivity.

Want to know how this might work for your team or organization? Schedule a free, initial 30 minute consultation.