Instant insights to propel your team

Instant insights to propel your team

What is Team Clock?

Team Clock is a simple path to healthy teams.

Teams are your most significant investment.

!Don't waste it.

What Others are Saying…

“[Team Clock] made me think hard - really hard - about what it means to join or

lead a group of people.” Seth Godin, Bestselling Author, Tribes

What Others are Saying…

“[Team Clock] made me think hard - really hard - about what it means to join or

lead a group of people.” Seth Godin, Bestselling Author, Tribes

“A simple, direct and powerful resource for engaging and leading teams in the new economy.”

Michael Foster, Chairman and CEO, Human Capital Institute

What Others are Saying…

“Team Clock is full of applications for every kind of group, from business teams to families.”

Professor Julie Hennessey, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University

What Others are Saying…

“Team Clock is full of applications for every kind of group, from business teams to families.”

Professor Julie Hennessey, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University

“A masterpiece! Team Clock offers athletic team managers and coaches a proven formula

for success.” Roland Hemond, Assistant to the President, Arizona Diamondbacks

clear norms and goals lack of direction

conflict invited & addressed conflict avoided, not discussed

mutual trust lack of accountability

sense of inclusion people feel excluded

willingness to take risks cautious adherence to status quo

resilience during adversity resistance to change

Healthy Teams Unhealthy Teams

This is the Team Clock

Attachment and Loss

Attachment (6:00): All teams seek some level of emotional closeness and unity. In Attachment, team cohesion is so high that individuals feel as one. Closeness is indulged, and we unite with our teammates. !!Loss (12:00): Loss is universal. Whether through death, divorce or departure, people leave our lives. Sometimes, it’s not the loss of a person, but the loss of how things used to be, a loss of status, or a shift in roles and responsibilities. !!There is a direct correlation between the degree of attachment achieved and the degree of loss experienced within a relationship.

Independence and Dependence

Dependence (3:00): Dependence is a paradox. On one hand, when we know we can depend on our teammates, we feel a sense of security and safety. On the other hand, our commitment to the team may reduce our level of control. !!!!!!

Independence (9:00): Independence is exhilarating and frightening. Being independent means you don’t have to rely on anyone else. You can experiment with life seemingly free from rules and structure. !!!There is a direct correlation between the degree of dependence achieved and the degree of independence experienced within a relationship.

Team Clock: Hour by Hour

1:00 Investment

High performing teams enjoy clarity about norms, roles, rules, boundaries, goals and responsibilities.

2:00 Testing

In high performing teams, differences are celebrated as

strengths and conflict is viewed as an opportunity. These differences will be needed later to innovate.

3:00 Dependence

High performing teams share a common vision for the future and are committed to do what it takes to achieve results.

The team’s foundation is established.

4:00 Trust

In high performing teams, members follow through with commitments as

reliability and dependability are anchored. This accountability enables trust to grow organically. Passing successive accountability tests deepens the trust.

5:00 Cohesion

A personal connection develops in high performing teams as members display

caring and interest in each other and are willing to share resources and take risks. The “we” becomes more important than the “me”.

6:00 Attachment

High performing teams become interdependent and proactively monitor team health with a willingness to fix interactions that fall outside of agreed upon

norms. This foundation becomes the launch point for the team’s deliverables.

7:00 Innovation

High performing teams dedicate time and resources to new ideas and solve

challenging problems. The foundation built in the investment and trust phases support unconventional approaches. Creative teams have fun.

8:00 Risk

High performing teams sacrifice comfort for growth. Differences are leveraged as strengths. Smart risk taking pushes the team to new levels. Team members embrace the change that innovation creates. Benchmark productivity ensues.

9:00 Independence

Team culture empowers freedom in high performing teams. Leadership

encourages initiative, envisions new opportunities, and is willing to experience change in the team structure in order to achieve breakthrough performance.

10:00 Distancing

In high performing teams, members hold themselves accountable for

managing change effectively with maturity and resilience.

11:00 Separation

High performing teams acknowledge loss and express an appropriate

range of emotions. Talent is repositioned to accommodate the new realities that innovation has produced.

12:00 Loss

High performing teams are continually alert to new opportunities and

recognize the need to refocus and reinvest in the team’s next challenge.

The Simplified Team Clock

Team Clock Principle #1:

The cyclical pattern is a natural and ongoing part of all relationships.

Team Clock Principle #2:

Each stage of the clock is functionally necessary to support the stage opposite to it on the clock.

Where is your team currently on the Team Clock?

What can you do immediately to increase your effectiveness as a team and enhance

your team’s performance?

!Is there a quick, validated, reliable method for

assessing team effectiveness?

YES!

YES!

Team Clock provides a diagnostic tool:

40-question assessment survey

Results are analyzed

Debriefing session to discuss the results

Identify targeted actions

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Initiating a Team Clock Assessment is easy!

Instant insights to propel your team