1. Take Your Team
from Troubled
to Triumphant!
Sarah B. Nelson
Flowcon 2014
@sarahbeee

2. Lead the team they will become.

3. Teams are
living systems

4. Intention Atmosphere
Purpose
Why do we exist?
PossibilityHow might we...
ResultWhat have we
accomplished?
FLEXIBLE
How
do
In
eed
to be? ADAPTABLE
How do we
ne
ed
tobetogether?
INNOVATIVE
COOPERATIVE
CURIOUS
COLLABORATIVE
COMMITTED ACCOUNTABLETRUSTINGHONEST
The Radical Team
The Radical Team
co-designs an intentional
culture that brings great
things to life.
The Radical Org
The Radical Organization
creates the creative structure
that makes bottom-up
innovation possible.
The Radical Visionary
The Radical Visionary leads
teams to greatness, no
matter where they sit in the
organization.
Purpose Stance Vision
Purpose Relationship Vision
Vision
Structure
Purpose
troubles
trumphs
ORIGIN
transition
transition
transition
transition
transition
VISION
HISTORY
OBJECTIVES
Toxicity
Mania
Team
Health
life paththe healthy team

5. troubles
trumphs
ORIGIN
transition
transition
transition
transition
transition
VISION
HISTORY
OBJECTIVES
Toxicity
Mania
Team
Health
life path

6. troubles
trumphs
ORIGIN
transition
transition
transition
HISTORY
OBJECTIVES
Toxicity
Mania
Team
Health
life path

7. troubles
trumphs
transition
transition
transition
transition
transition
VISION
HISTORY
OBJECTIVES
life path

8. Intention Atmosphere
Purpose
Why do we exist?
PossibilityHow might we...
ResultWhat have we
accomplished?
FLEXIBLE
How
do
In
eed
to be? ADAPTABLE
How do we
ne
ed
tobetogether?
INNOVATIVE
COOPERATIVE
CURIOUS
COLLABORATIVE
COMMITTED ACCOUNTABLETRUSTINGHONEST
The Radical Team
The Radical Team
co-designs an intentional
culture that brings great
things to life.
The Radical Org
The Radical Organization
creates the creative structure
that makes bottom-up
innovation possible.
The Radical Visionary
The Radical Visionary leads
teams to greatness, no
matter where they sit in the
organization.
Purpose Stance Vision
Purpose Relationship Vision
Vision
Structure
Purpose
troubles
trumphs
ORIGIN
transition
transition
transition
transition
transition
VISION
HISTORY
OBJECTIVES
Toxicity
Mania
Team
Health
life paththe healthy team

9. Intention Atmosphere
Purpose
Why do we exist?
PossibilityHow might we...
ResultWhat have we
accomplished?
FLEXIBLE
How
do
In
eed
to be? ADAPTABLE
How do we
ne
ed
tobetogether?
INNOVATIVE
COOPERATIVE
CURIOUS
COLLABORATIVE
COMMITTED ACCOUNTABLETRUSTINGHONEST
The Radical Team
The Radical Team
co-designs an intentional
culture that brings great
things to life.
The Radical Org
The Radical Organization
creates the creative structure
that makes bottom-up
innovation possible.
The Radical Visionary
The Radical Visionary leads
teams to greatness, no
matter where they sit in the
organization.
Purpose Stance Vision
Purpose Relationship Vision
Vision
Structure
Purpose
the healthy team

10. Intention Atmosphere
Purpose
Why do we exist?
FLEXIBLE
How
do
In
eed
to be? ADAPTABLE
How do we
ne
ed
tobetogether?
INNOVATIVE
COOPERATIVE
CURIOUS
COLLABORATIVE
COMMITTED ACCOUNTABLETRUSTINGHONEST
The Radical Team
The Radical Team
co-designs an intentional
culture that brings great
things to life.
The Radical Org
The Radical Organization
creates the creative structure
that makes bottom-up
innovation possible.
The Radical Visionary
The Radical Visionary leads
teams to greatness, no
matter where they sit in the
organization.
Purpose Stance Vision
Purpose Relationship Vision
Vision
Structure
Purposethe healthy team

11. Intention Atmosphere
Purpose
Why do we exist?
Ho
innovation possible.
The Radical Visionary
The Radical Visionary leads
teams to greatness, no
matter where they sit in the
organization.
Purpose Stance Vision
Visio
the healthy team

12. ntion Atmosphere
Purpose
Why do we exist?
ogether?
The Radical Team
The Radical Team
co-designs an intentional
culture that brings great
things to life.
innovation possible.
Purpose Relationship Vision
Vision
the healthy team

13. The Radi
The Radical Te
co-designs an
culture that br
things to life.
The Radical Org
The Radical Organization
creates the creative structure
that makes bottom-up
innovation possible.
al Visionary
sionary leads
ness, no
hey sit in the
Vision
Structure
Purpose
the healthy team

14. Intention Atmosphere
Purpose
Why do we exist?
FLEXIBLE
How
do
In
eed
to be? ADAPTABLE
How do we
ne
ed
tobetogether?
INNOVATIVE
COOPERATIVE
CURIOUS
COLLABORATIVE
COMMITTED ACCOUNTABLETRUSTINGHONEST
Vision
Purpose Re

15. John Gottman can predict with 94% accuracy
whether or not you will be divorced in 10 years.
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16. Relationships

17. positive
interactions negative
interactions
toxic
interactions

18. positive
interactions negative
interactions
toxic
interactions

19. Toxins

20. blaming defensiveness
stonewalling contempt

21. accountability

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what will you do?
when will you do it?
how will I/we know?

23. thank you

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3 Simple Tools to Help
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1. Take a 10,000ft view.
2. Work on your team — not just in it.
3. Engage your team in the vision.