What Does Your Team Love About Their Work?

Why is it important that your team enjoy their work?  If
ALL of the members of your team enjoyed their work, your
team could achieve tremendous results for your
organization!  And, imagine the impact on your own personal
job satisfaction from your team achieving amazing
results…see how it’s all connected?

Ok, let’s get started. Let’s look at some specific areas
that can help you see what’s possible for you and your team.

Questions to ask yourself:

1.   Who is my team comprised of?  This may seem silly, but
it is critical that you define the team that you want to
use with this exercise.  So, get clear on the team you want
to look at — e.g. is it a team of people that you work
with daily because you’re working toward the same goals?
Is it a cross-functional team that represents different
departments/areas?  Is it a Board of Directors? Clearly
defining who is on the team is the first step.

2.  On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest where
your team absolutely loves the work they do, where would
you rate your team’s current level of work satisfaction?
Notice what number comes to mind immediately and write it
down.   You might be saying “that’s hard to answer because
some team members clearly love their work more than
others.”  For this exercise, it’s important to rate the
team as an entire system, not as individual people. Average
the individual scores if needed!

3.  If you didn’t rate your team’s current fulfillment at a
10, what would a 10 look like for your team?  In other
words, what would your team be doing on a regular basis if
they were fully fulfilled?  What would it feel like for you
to work with this team that really loved their work at a
level of “10″?  What would be different about the
individual team members if the group was at a “10″
fulfillment level?

4.  What does your team currently love about their work?
Get specific – think about your team as it exists today and
list all of the things that you know your team loves about
the work it does.

5.  Why does your team love these things?  What is it about
your list above that brings your team joy and fulfillment?
List all of the reasons why these things give your team
pleasure.

6.  What does your team not love about their work?  List
the specific aspects of your team’s work that you know they
do not enjoy.

7.   Why does your team not love these aspects of their
work?  What is it about the list above that does not bring
your team joy and fulfillment?  List all of the reasons why
you think your team does not love these aspects of their
work.

8.  What could you do to help your team so they DO love
their work?  This is the time to get creative, have fun and
start taking action so that you can have the level of joy
and fulfillment that would be a “10″ for you and your team!
Just because there are a couple of things your team
doesn’t currently love about their work doesn’t mean you
can’t help the team change those things.  It IS possible
for your team to love their work!  Get specific for each
one.  For example, if your team feels like the team members
don’t communicate well with each other, and then ask
yourself what you could do to help your team start
communicating more effectively.  In this example, you might
suggest that your team create some ground rules or group
norms for communication so that each team member can agree
to those rules and start holding each other accountable.
Be specific here – this is the time to explore the
different ways in which you could have an impact on your
team to help them love their work AND get their desired
results, so that ALL of you can love your work.

9.  What will you commit to?  Of the possible actions you
looked at above, what WILL you commit to doing to help your
team love their work?  By what deadline will you do these
things (note:  it’s critical to have a specific deadline
for each commitment to ensure your success)?

10.  What support and accountability do you need to ensure
that you stay committed to these intentions so that you can
have the impact you desire with your team?  You will have a
95% chance of achieving your goals if you commit to another
person and schedule regular, ongoing
accountability/check-in discussions.  If you don’t have
someone you can do this with who is truly committed to your
ongoing success, contact us about how coaching can support
you individually or to help your team stay on track -
that’s what we do in coaching, is support you and hold you
accountable to your most meaningful goals on a regular
basis, so that you WILL achieve them!

11.  Go back to questions #2 and #3 above – what else does
your team need to help it get to the next level of both
fulfillment and productivity?  Up until now, we’ve been
looking at your team from your perspective.  We don’t yet
know what the entire team thinks/feels about these
questions.

Remember:  You AND your team deserve to love your work and
produce the results that your organization expects…and it
doesn’t have to be a struggle!  We have the diagnostic
assessment to measure your team’s current productivity and
level of cohesiveness with each other, as well as the team
building and facilitation expertise to help your team
IMPROVE its results to the level your team desires.

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Are you a business leader struggling to get the results you
need from your team? Despite the many challenges facing
organizations today, it IS possible to take your team to
the next level and get the results that you and your
organization desire! Want to learn how? Visit us:
http://www.goalsinsight.com