the team doctor

Setting up a new team? A new management team? Changing an existing team? Need help in facilitating specific outcomes for a team of any variety? Thinking of moving to a team based organisation? Contemplating introducing self managed teams? Some of your teams not working? The team leader needs some support, coaching and development?

Dr Kevin Griffiths has worked effectively for many private and government organisations covering all that is indicated above. His main approach which has led to significant success, measured as performance improvement, is viewing the performance needs of the group as the major outcome to be acheived.

A common approach used by The Team Doctor sees:

1. The consultant familiarises himself with the team in question gathering the perspectives of the client/team leader, team members and other significant players.

2. A methodology is developed to achieve the desired outcomes identified. This can include surveying the team on functioning and performance issues; using the Team Profile to capture feedback data on high performance team criteria; using preference instruments such as the TMI and MBTI; providing 360 feedback to the team leader on his/her functioning and performance; and basing the intervention around the high performance team 'anchors' (purpose, vision, measurement, gameplan, roles and responsibilities and ground rules). Tailoring to the needs of the team is critical.

3. The intervention gameplan is carried out with an ongoing presence - and evaluated.

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