High-Performing Teams

Creating High-Performing Teams in your Organization

Do you know when to implement a team-oriented structure in your business or organization? If you already utilize teams, are you reaping the benefits?

Consider this recent research:

• A survey by Work in America asked respondents to identify topics of greatest value to their organizations – 95% gave highest priority to “teamwork” and sustaining team-based organizations.  This represented the strongest response ever obtained on one of it’s surveys.
• Procter & Gamble gets 40% more production from its 18 team-based plants than those with traditional structures.
• Xerox plants using work teams are 30% more productive than their traditionally organized plants.
• Tektronix reports one self-directed team now turns out as much product in 3 days as it once took an entire assembly line to produce in 14 days.

Teams aren’t just about big business and large organizations. Skillful teams are even more valuable in mid-sized and small organizations because individuals wear many different hats and the work environment requires more interaction.  In some small, entrepreneurial businesses the entire staff is a single team.

Caution…

A poorly structured or poorly led team with inadequate team skills will be outperformed by a traditional structure. Simply telling a group of people they’re a team and giving them responsibilities does not result in an effective team.

The Delphi Group can help your organization take advantage of the benefits of high-performing teams by:

• Helping to determine if a team structure is ‘right’ for your organization.
• Helping assess the readiness of your current culture in terms of being supportive of a team structure.
• Coaching and helping to facilitate the transition to teams.
• Facilitating the development of teams that are skillful and aligned with the organization’s overall direction and strategy.

For more information, or to take advantage of a FREE consultation, contact us today.

John Shorb assisted us in streamlining our manufacturing processes and in creating multi-skilled workteams. Results included faster order response time, reduction of inventories and increased overall productivity.

John also assisted the entire management group in improving overall effectiveness through team-building and the development of facilitative leadership skills.

– President, Jarvis Cutting Tools

The Advertising Dept. reorganized into teams in hopes of improving our process and quality. John led us through an initiative that resulted in all teams building the skills and practices necessary to truly function as a team. We ultimately achieved productivity and quality improvement, reduced costs and improved relationships with customers.

– Advertising Services Manager, Cape Cod Times, Dow Jones newspaper