by Sabrina Wang (@sabrinawangzq)

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What does a high performing team look like?

Before we talk about the how, let me share with you what I believe a high performing team looks like. Taking from my experience coaching Series A through D CEOs and execs, as well as my time managing a team of stellar Mochary Method coaches, I was able to synthesize these commonalities.

  1. They are aligned with and motivated by the company vision and culture

    High performers deeply resonate with the vision of the company. They are proactive in aligning their personal vision with the company vision to create win-win scenarios.

    They embody similar values as the company culture. For example, many companies we coach (and our own) have a cultural norm of transparent and immediate feedback. The high performers in these environments truly believe feedback is a gift; they are active in giving and receiving.

  2. They execute quickly

    They are comfortable navigating ambiguity. They feel secure to iterate, fail and learn rapidly. They take an idea and run towards completion with accountability.

  3. They leverage their Zone of Genius

    They have awareness around what their ZoG is and spend the majority of the time working in them. They also understand their weaknesses, and are proactive in outsourcing, delegating or making it awesome.

  4. They bring solutions with an owner mindset

    They think of problems with a framework akin to Issue Proposed Solution, where they present you with solutions to get feedback. They state their intention and explain why instead of asking for permission (see Turn the Ship Around:  “I intend to …”).

  5. They lift each other up and strive for positive sum

    High performers enjoy working with other high performers. They raise the bar constantly. They are eager to help their teammates and understand that we win together.

  6. They master the balance of asking for help and figuring it out

    High performers don’t wait too long to ask for help. When they do, they clearly state their request and the work they’ve done already in tackling this problem.

If you resonate with the above, the following steps will make your high performing team a reality at your company.

Step 1: Hire and Fire Well

In order to create high performing teams, you have to hire and fire well. We have a full process on Recruiting. I will include some other battle-tested tools that help with the hiring process.

Part 2: Create Trust

Trust is created with clarity, care, transparenc,y and consistency. Trust is the prerequisite to feedback. Feedback is the prerequisite to high performance.