4.5 Boards as high-performing teams Flashcards
Boards can be described as a “group”. Define a group.
Two or more people who interact with one another, share similar characteristics and collectively have a sense of unity.
What is the difference between a group and a team?
A group is a collection of individuals with similar characteristics who interact. A team is a group that works together for a collective goal.
Why do some consider that boards can exist as a group but not a team?
Teams work together, and (unitary) boards are always working against each other due to the executive / non-executive divide.
Give Katzenback & Smith’s definition of a “team”,
A small group of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose, performance goals and approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable.
In “Leadership Team Coaching”, Peter Hawkins identifies 9 factors disinguishing groups from teams:
1 L\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 2 A\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 3 P\_\_\_\_\_\_ 4 Work p\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 5 M\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ style 6 P\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ measures 7 W\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ together 8 Working b\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 9 Board f\_\_\_\_\_\_
1 Leadership 2 Accountability 3 Purpose 4 Work products 5 Meeting style 6 Performance measures 7 Working together 8 Working boundaries 9 Board focus
In “Leadership Team Coaching”, Peter Hawkins identifies 9 factors disinguishing working groups from teams.
Explain his “Leadership” factor.
Working groups have strong, focussed leadership while teams share the leadership role.
In “Leadership Team Coaching”, Peter Hawkins identifies 9 factors disinguishing working groups from teams.
Explain his “Accountability” factor.
Working group members have individual accountability while teams have both individual and mutual accountability.
In “Leadership Team Coaching”, Peter Hawkins identifies 9 factors disinguishing working groups from teams.
Explain his “Purpose” factor.
Working groyps have a goup purpose which is the same as the organisational mission, while a team has a different purpose which is the sum of the members’ purpose.
In “Leadership Team Coaching”, Peter Hawkins identifies 9 factors disinguishing working groups from teams.
Explain his “Work products” factor.
Working group produces individual work products whereas a team produces collective work products
In “Leadership Team Coaching”, Peter Hawkins identifies 9 factors disinguishing working groups from teams.
Explain his “Meeting style” factor.
A working group will run agenda-based meeting while a team will focus on creating generative dialogue.
In “Leadership Team Coaching”, Peter Hawkins identifies 9 factors disinguishing working groups from teams.
Explain his “Performance measures” factor.
A working group measures effectiveness indirectly by its influence on others, a team will measure performance directly by assessing their collective work products.
In “Leadership Team Coaching”, Peter Hawkins identifies 9 factors disinguishing working groups from teams.
Explain his “Working together” factor.
A working group will define working together as discussion issues and delegating. A team described working together as actually doing the work themselves.
In “Leadership Team Coaching”, Peter Hawkins identifies 9 factors disinguishing working groups from teams.
Explain his “Working boundaries” factor.
A working group will only exist when its members are together, while a team continues to exist when they are not together.
In “Leadership Team Coaching”, Peter Hawkins identifies 9 factors disinguishing working groups from teams.
Explain his “Board focus” factor.
A working group is task-focussed, while a team is both task- and learning-focussed.
Salas et al (2006) define a high-performing team as:
possesses u_______ and expert-level knowledge, skills and experience related to task performance, and adapt, coordinate and c________ as a team, thereby producting superior or at least near optimal levels of p__________.
unique
cooperate
performance
