Leading Teams: Complete Team Design from the Beginning

The team didn't fail because people weren't good.

But often fail because "design the wrong team."

Hackman started by simply questioning how

Why are some teams full of talented people?

But work tired, divided, or fruitless?

His answer was not "People don't try hard enough."

The structure and conditions of the team are not designed to contribute to success.

The team leader is not in charge of everything.

But people "create conditions for the team."

Hackman proposed that

The team leader's job is not to solve every problem itself.

But it's about setting up a system for the team to manage itself.

He called this

Creating "conditions conducive to effective teams"

5 good team conditions

Hackman offers 5 core elements a team needs to have.

1.Real Team

• Members clear who is on the team.

• Roles are not confused

• The team is continuous, not structurally integrated.

2. Challenging and clear goals

Goals must:

• Clearly enough for everyone to understand

• Challenging enough to cause momentum

A vague target.

Is the beginning of a silent conflict.

3. Team structure conducive to success

Such as

• Team size is not too large

• A variety of skills but complementary

• How to make clear decisions

Sometimes teams have problems.

It's not because people are not good.

But because "designed to quarrel"

4. Supported Context

The organization must provide:

• Adequate resources

• Reward system consistent with team goals

• Appropriate information and support

If the reward system competes with each other,

But told to work as a team

The team will be immediately confused.

5. Timely coaching

Hackman stressed that

Coaching is very powerful.

If "come at the right time,"

• At the start of the team → Help set the direction

• During work → Solves the process

• After work → Help reflect on lessons

Coach's wrong beat.

Probably more disturbing than helping.

A good leader doesn't always have to be in the room.

Hackman found out

Best team.

It does not require a leader who controls every decision.

But want a leader who:

• Good design from the beginning

• Choose the right person

• Create clarity

• Then "back to the team."

Team success is not just measured by results.

Hackman offers 3D of team success:

1. Work accomplished in accordance with the goal

2. The team still wants to work together.

3. Members grow from that experience.

If the job is done,

But the team broke

Or people burn out

That's not a real successful team.

Summary of talking to readers

Leading Teams are saying

A good team is not born of hoping everyone gets along on their own.

But from a deliberate design.

A brilliant leader.

Not the one who speaks the best.

Or the best on the team.

But the people who built the system

Let the team get better and better.

Even without him in control.