When it comes to highly innovative teams there is much more involved than serendipity and luck. However, it is true that there are times when a group of people just come together and form a team and there is magic!! But when things work out that way it really isn't that helpful because you don't know how it happened. If you don't understand it you can't duplicate it. Success comes from lots of magic moments not just one.
On a closer look there are actually some pretty successful formula's that consistently help create highly innovative teams and they are not that complicated. It's a lot like putting together a professional sports team. You don't want everyone playing the same position, you need to have the right mix strengths and talents and you need to invest in team building.
Any tool that helps identify the strengths of each individual on a team will help ensure that you have people in the proper role. Check out the Gallup Strengths finder and Core Clarity, these tools can help a team understand their strongest individual strengths and know what to expect of each other. This simple awareness goes a long way toward creating an effective team. Yet many organizations are still not investing in team building tools and exercises. Knowing what people can do is not the same as knowing what they can do well. First identify the strengths and abilities you will need on the team, then invest the time and money to find out if you have the right people on the team and if their role is aligned with their strengths?
On a closer look there are actually some pretty successful formula's that consistently help create highly innovative teams and they are not that complicated. It's a lot like putting together a professional sports team. You don't want everyone playing the same position, you need to have the right mix strengths and talents and you need to invest in team building.
Any tool that helps identify the strengths of each individual on a team will help ensure that you have people in the proper role. Check out the Gallup Strengths finder and Core Clarity, these tools can help a team understand their strongest individual strengths and know what to expect of each other. This simple awareness goes a long way toward creating an effective team. Yet many organizations are still not investing in team building tools and exercises. Knowing what people can do is not the same as knowing what they can do well. First identify the strengths and abilities you will need on the team, then invest the time and money to find out if you have the right people on the team and if their role is aligned with their strengths?
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