Creating trust in teams is key if you want to get them to a high performance state. This talk revolves around the 5 dysfunctions of a team model by Patrick Lencioni and in particular provide tools for you to help build and develop trust in your team.
7. All models are wrong...
… For such a model there is no need
to ask the question "Is the model
true?". If "truth" is to be the "whole
truth" the answer must be "No".
The only question of interest is "Is
the model illuminating and
useful?"...
George Box
9. How does it work?
There are 5 main observed
dysfunctions on a team and
they are related in causality.
Like links on a chain...
10. How does it work?
Each builds on top of
the other creating a
negative spiral of
dysfunction.
11. Absence of trust
Absence of…
Trust
There are 5 main observed
dysfunctions on a team and they
are related in causality.
12. Team members quickly and genuinely
apologize to one another when they say or
do something inappropriate or possibly
damaging to the team.
Absence of…
Trust
Team members openly admit their
weaknesses and mistakes.
Team members know about one
another’s personal lives and are
comfortable discussing them.
Self assessment time
13. Fear of conflict
Absence of…
Trust
Fear of…
Conflict
There is no trust so they don’t want to
feel exposed.
Conflict occurs but it tends to be
passive aggressive.
Lots of triangulation…
Ex. people come and see you
after the meeting to disagree...
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16. Absence of…
Trust
Fear of…
Conflict
Team members are passionate and
unguarded in their discussion of issues.
Team meetings are compelling, and not
boring.
During team meetings, the most
important—and difficult—issues are
put on the table to be resolved.
Self assessment time
17. Lack of commitment
Absence of…
Trust
Fear of…
Conflict
Lack of...
Commitment
People tend not to follow through with
what was discussed or worse, they
commit passively.
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19. Self assessment time
Absence of…
Trust
Fear of…
Conflict
Lack of...
Commitment
Team members know what their peers
are working on and how they contribute
to the collective good of the team.
Team members leave meetings
confident that their peers are
completely committed to the decisions
that were agreed on, even if there was
initial disagreement.
Team members end discussions with
clear and specific resolutions and calls
to action.
20. Avoidance of Accountability
Avoidance of…
Accountability
Absence of…
Trust
Fear of…
Conflict
Lack of...
Commitment
People don’t hold each other
accountable.
They see it as someone else’s
responsibility.
Usually delegating to higher authority.
21. Avoidance of…
Accountability
Absence of…
Trust
Fear of…
Conflict
Lack of...
Commitment
Team members call out one another’s
deficiencies or unproductive behaviors.
Team members are deeply concerned
about the prospect of letting down their
peers.
Team members challenge one another
about their plans and approaches.
Self assessment time
22. Inattention to results
Avoidance of…
Accountability
Absence of…
Trust
Fear of…
Conflict
Lack of...
Commitment
Inattention
to…
Results
People put individual results over team
results or get easily distracted.
23. Avoidance of…
Accountability
Absence of…
Trust
Fear of…
Conflict
Lack of...
Commitment
Inattention
to…
Results
Team members willingly make sacrifices (such as
budget, turf, headcount) in their departments or
areas of expertise for the good of the team.
Morale is significantly affected by the failure to
achieve team goals.
Team members are slow to seek credit for
their own contributions, but quick to point
out those of others.
Self assessment time
25. Absence of trust
Today we will be looking more closely at the base of the
pyramid. We want to look at:
What is trust?
How can we develop trust in our teams?
Experience some of the tools ourselves
If we have time… more...
Avoidance of…
Accountability
Absence of…
Trust
Fear of…
Conflict
Lack of...
Commitment
Inattention
to…
Results
27. Guess which team has trust issues...
Members in TEAM A
Conceal their weaknesses and mistakes from
one another
Hesitate to ask for help or provide constructive
feedback
Hesitate to offer help outside their own areas
of responsibility
Fail to recognize and tap into one another’s
skills and experiences
Waste time and energy managing their
behaviors for effect
Hold grudges
Members in TEAM B
Admit weaknesses and mistakes
Ask for help
Accept questions and input about their
areas of responsibility
Give one another the benefit of the
doubt before arriving at a negative
conclusion
Take risks in offering feedback and
assistance
Appreciate and tap into one another’s
skills and experiences
32. Individually:
Take a moment to read through the list provided in your handouts.
In pairs:
Comment with your partner which of these elements you think your current
team is very strong in and which of them not. Why?
Essential ingredients of trust
33. Can you guess which one?
There is one ingredient missing
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35. Leaders/Coaches and Trust
The most important action that a leader must take to encourage the
building of trust on a team is to demonstrate vulnerability first.
This requires that a leader risk losing face in front of the team, so that
subordinates will take the same risk themselves.
What is more, team leaders must create an environment that does
not punish vulnerability.
36. Holding the team
As a team or group “coach” a big
part of the job is to create that safe
space where the team/group can
work.
People can not feel safe if there is
no trust, so it is imperative that
as a coach/team lead you
work to create that environment.
37. Leaders/Coaches and Trust
Sometimes we do the opposite without even noticing:
Teasing people for being vulnerable
Reprisals for failing
Individual bonuses
41. How do we create trust?
Some general guidelines:
Hold the group and make them feel safe.
Align and educate about trust and what it represents in their team.
Encourage sharing personal stories.
Promote understanding of personalities, skills, strengths, weaknesses.
Help them provide effective feedback.
43. Appreciative Inquiry
Ap-pre’ci-ate, v.,
1. valuing; the act of recognizing the best in people or the world around
us; affirming past and present strengths, successes, and potentials;
to perceive those things that give life (health, vitality, excellence) to
living systems
2. to increase in value, e.g. the economy has appreciated in value.
Synonyms:
VALUING, PRIZING, ESTEEMING, and HONORING.
44. Appreciative Inquiry
In-quire’ (kwir), v.,
1. the act of exploration and discovery.
2. To ask questions; to be open to seeing new potentials and
possibilities.
Synonyms:
DISCOVERY, SEARCH, and SYSTEMATIC EXPLORATION, STUDY.
45. Appreciative Inquiry
Appreciative Inquiry is about the coevolutionary search for the best in
people, their organizations, and the relevant world around them.
In its broadest focus, it involves systematic discovery of what gives “life” to a
living system when it is most alive, most effective, and most constructively
capable in economic, ecological, and human terms.
46. Objectives of the exercise
Focusing on positive experiences of things that work
Getting team members to talk about their own experiences
Story-telling
Identifying common themes the team can use to build trust
Generating a healthy and lively debate
47. Tips for the exercise
Keep the discussion focused on positive previous examples of what
actually works in reality
Don’t let the discussion focus on past failure
Be sensitive to different types of experience from team members
All positive experiences the team can use going forward are valuable
Feeling positive about past experiences will help the team feel positive
about future challenges
48. Reflection (individually)
Describe a time when you were part of a team that had a high level of trust
and respect among its members and from those outside the team.
How were trust and respect built and communicated?
What made it possible to establish trust in this group?
Use your handouts to take notes
and use the questions to help
50. Reflection (in groups)
Now share the experiences of high level of trust you have
had in previous teams with your partners and and take
notes of the main elements on a flipchart.
Use your handouts to take notes
and use the questions to help
53. Proposal (in groups)
Use the identified themes and topics to prepare a proposal
on how this team could work together.
Remember: Avoid abstract statements. Always have a concrete example to
support an idea or suggestion and make sure that plans are rooted in the real,
lived experience of the whole team.
56. Exercises and analysis
Let’s take a look at the exercises we did and discuss how what
we did relates to the ingredients of trust we discussed earlier.
What did we do? ⇒ Which elements it affects
60. We saw...
A bird’s view of the 5 dysfunctions of a team model: TRUST, CONFLICT,
COMMITMENT, ACCOUNTABILITY, RESULTS.
Self assessment
Trust
What is trust.
Types of trust.
The essential ingredients.
An Appreciative Inquiry exercise to develop trust.