Tag: 3Es
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The Compatibility Trap: Why “Culture Fit” is Killing Your 3 Es
When I’m coaching leaders, I often see them fall into the “Compatibility Trap”—the dangerous assumption that a team’s success is built on how well everyone likes each other or how similar their backgrounds are. Managers often rely on their “gut” to assemble teams, which is usually just a polite word for affinity bias. They look…
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Use The 4 R’s To Improve Your 3 E’s!
tldr; If your retrospectives have turned into a “complain-fest” with no action, you’re missing the chance to teach your squads a valuable lesson. Use the 4 Rs (Reflect, Root Cause, Rethink, Retool) to turn data into insights and experiments that actually move the needle for your Squad and Crew. Healthy teams improve and balance their…
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Celebrate “bad news,” it only makes us better!
tldr; The “agile mindset” means treating suboptimal results, negative feedback, and missed goals not as failures, but as invaluable data points and opportunities for improvement. Key takeaway: Leaders must foster a culture of Psychological Safety where teams are encouraged, not punished, to be transparent about disappointing results. Actionable steps: Use “bad news” to get curious, hypothesize, adjust strategy (pivot), and measure…
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Candle or Fire
“Do not give them a candle to light the way, teach them how to make fire instead. That is the meaning of enlightenment.” ― Kamand Kojouri It’s a fine line- balancing between helping your partners achieve a goal, and teaching them the skills (and building the experience) necessary to achieve their goals over and…
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High Performing Teams Balance 3 Es
Struggling with Low Performing Teams? Unit costs going up? Experiencing low employee engagement scores? Seeing an increase in turnover or burnout?It’s easy to chase a single metric, especially when we live in a world where the squeaky wheel gets the oil. Ironically our instinct to “laser focus on solving the problem” which is often…
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Getting meaningfull improvements needs more than a paint brush
Painting a new process overtop of the same organizational structure will not result in the meaningful improvements you’re hoping for. Successful transformation leaders reorganize their people to improve effectiveness, efficiency and engagement. Just look at the data!· McKinsey found that organizations that adopted cross-functional, agile teams were able to improve decision-making speed by as much as 40%, compared…
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You can’t just “wish” a team ot be productive!
To unleash your people’s full potential, it’s essential to eliminate barriers that hinder collaboration. Form cross-functional teams. Set challenging shared objectives. Equip them with the necessary data and tools. You have now paved the way for their growth and success. Collaboration and empowerment are the cornerstones of a thriving team environment.
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Highly Engaged Teams outperform similar teams with lower engagement
Gallop’s study of 230 companies reveals a compelling link between team engagement and performance. Organizations and teams with high engagement levels consistently outperform those with lower levels. Leaders fostering an environment where teams can collaborate, balance, and enhance their effectiveness and engagement drive superior results for stakeholders.
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High Performing Teams are transparent with their Three Es.
High performing teams are transparent with their Three Es. Take every opportunity to tell the full story of a teams effectiveness, efficiency and engagement. Stakeholders who understand the full picture of how a team is performing, can do more to enable and empower their teams.Share your Effectiveness, Efficiency and Engagement every chance you get!
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Attributes and characteristics of high-performing teams are essential to achieve outstanding results for customers. The Three E framework is an effective way to measure a team’s effectiveness, efficiency, and engagement. By balancing and managing these three elements, teams can sustainably and indefinitely deliver exceptional results.