Team Leadership Model
Effective Leadership Creates the Conditions for Effective Teaming
Effective leadership in today’s world requires leaders to adapt to complexity and change all while leading others in various states of teaming to accomplish results and have impact within their organizations. We’ve found that leaders who understand the dimensions of teaming and are attuned to the ecosystem of their organization, are better positioned to create the conditions for effective teaming.
The Corentus Team Leadership Model orients leaders as the catalyst for group and team performance. Using the Corentus Team WheelTM as a guide, the model equips leaders to understand the competencies and pragmatic behaviors that enable effective teaming.
While the Corentus Team Leadership Model is comprehensive, the aim is not for leaders to demonstrate 100% of the behaviors found in the model. Rather, the model provides a way for:
Organizations to determine what competencies and skills are needed most from leaders given their context
Leaders to understand their strengths and development opportunities in the key factors of teaming
Practical skills and tools to be selected that will aid leaders in being more effective
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The Corentus Team Wheel™ Key Dimensions of Team Effectiveness
Team Wheel: Components
The Components are all core aspects of team functioning in each dimension that can affect
a team’s effectiveness, performance, and results.
Team Wheel Ecosystem and Boundary
The Ecosystem represents the team’s organizational environment. A team’s formation, development, and potential for growth are deeply influenced by the larger context in which it lives—including the organizational strategy, structure, processes, and culture.
The Boundary is the interface between the team and its organizational environment. To ensure a constructive flow of information and resources that serves both the team and the organization, team boundaries need to be actively managed and maintained.
The Corentus Team Leadership Model puts leaders at the heart of team effectiveness
Aligning directly with the Team Wheel, the Team Leadership Model depicts the leadership competencies that leaders need to catalyze performance in the in the dimensions of teaming.
COMMON PURPOSE & GOALS
Ensuring that the team has a common purpose and shared goals that are well aligned with the organizational impact needed, the broader ecosystem, and future possibilities
ROLES & COMPETENCIES
Bringing together diverse, competent individuals with clearly defined roles and responsibilities that are well suited to the purpose of the team
COLLABORATION & COHESION
Ensuring that tools and processes that enable effective collaboration are used and continually improved upon
Fostering trust, safety, and cohesion within the team through a focus on state of mind, inclusion, and productive interactions
Fostering the development and growth of the team as a collective unit and team members as individuals
MUTUAL ACCOUNTABILITY
Fostering mutual accountability that enhances the team’s ability to deliver results, productively manage breakdowns, and learn from experience
BOUNDARY MANAGEMENT
Fostering positive external perceptions of and relationships with the team, including productive exchanges of information and resources
ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT
Monitoring and influencing how the team is affected by, and aligned with, components of the broader ecosystem—including strategy, structure, processes, and culture
RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT BEYOND THE ORGANIZATION
Fostering strong and constructive relationships with individuals and groups external to the organization
The Corentus Team Leadership Model highlights the leadership behaviors that have real impact
COMMON PURPOSE & GOALS
Leaders ensure that the team has a common purpose and shared goals that are well aligned with the organizational impact needed, the broader ecosystem, and future possibilities.
BEHAVIORS
Act as the compass for the team, ensuring that the team’s common purpose and shared goals are defined and aligned with the broader organization vision.
Connect to a broader vision and sense of purpose in a way that inspires and motivates the team.
Foster a collective sense of ownership of and commitment to the common purpose and shared goals.
Ensure that the scope of shared goals and work products is appropriate for the team’s position within the organization.
Scan for opportunities that will keep the team engaged and relevant in the future.
ROLES & COMPETENCIES
Leaders bring together diverse, competent individuals with clearly defined roles and responsibilities that are well suited to the purpose of the team.
BEHAVIORS
Build a team with diversity that aligns with the needs, values, and goals of the team and organization.
Flex between operating modes and leadership styles in response to the evolving needs of the team and its members and to shifts in the team’s stage of development.
Ensure that roles and responsibilities within the team are clear, and that the influence of individuals’ other roles or affiliations is as constructive as possible.
Ensure that clear decision-making rights are distributed throughout the team as appropriate.
Continuously evolve and prune the team to ensure it has the right roles, skills, and capabilities to fulfill its purpose and goals.
COLLABORATION & COHESION (Part 1)
Leaders ensure that tools and processes that enable effective collaboration are used and continually improved upon.
BEHAVIORS
Use and promote structured tools, methods, and practices to define, manage, and complete work.
Ensure clear interdependency between team members and drive the team to complete real work together.
Foster creative group problem solving and decision making with a preference to “take it to the team” to leverage the collective wisdom as appropriate.
COLLABORATION & COHESION (Part 2)
Leaders foster trust, safety, and cohesion within the team through a focus on state of mind, inclusion, and productive interactions.
BEHAVIORS
Enable productive communication, including constructive challenging conversations.
Enable healthy, productive, task-related conflict.
Model vulnerability and foster a climate of psychological safety and trust.
Maintain awareness of, and ensure management of, state of mind and energy levels within the team.
Foster a sense of connection and belonging across all team members.
Acknowledge and share appreciation for each team member’s contributions.
Navigate the polarity of focus on task and focus on relationships within the team.
COLLABORATION & COHESION (Part 3)
Leaders foster the development and growth of the team as a collective unit and team members as individuals.
BEHAVIORS
Ensure that clear expectations and goals for team and team member growth and development are set.
Create opportunities for team and individual learning, experimentation, and continuous improvement.
Promote measured risk-taking and leverage failure as a means to continually improve.
MUTUAL ACCOUNTABILITY
Leaders foster mutual accountability that enhances the team’s ability to deliver results, productively manage breakdowns, and learn from experience.
BEHAVIORS
Foster mutual accountability through clearly defined actions and agreements and a genuine sense of ownership.
Ensure that clear performance measures are established and the team remains focused on delivery and results.
Ensure that the team openly exchanges feedback and assesses its progress against the measures to uncover and overcome performance challenges.
Acknowledge team successes and invest in the sharing of best practices and lessons learned to drive continuous improvement in execution.
BOUNDARY MANAGEMENT
Leaders foster positive external perceptions of and relationships with the team, including productive exchanges of information and resources.
BEHAVIORS
Ensure open and transparent communication of relevant information to and from other areas of the organization.
Facilitate the exchange of needed resources and opportunities with other areas of the organization.
Monitor and influence external perceptions of the team, including organizational awareness of the nature and value of the team’s work.
Take ownership of team challenges, failures, and development needs, overseeing the mitigation or repair of any damage to team relationships or reputation.
Foster strong, constructive relationships between the team and other areas of the organization.
ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT
Leaders monitor and influence how the team is affected by, and aligned with, components of the broader ecosystem—including strategy, structure, processes, and culture.
BEHAVIORS
Ensure that the team’s common purpose, shared goals, scope, and strategy are aligned with the larger organizational strategy.
Track and manage the impact of structural factors, ranging from geographical distribution and/or office layout to hierarchy and role configurations.
Support the team’s ability to work effectively within organizational processes, including advocating for process changes if appropriate.
Encourage the development and reinforcement of norms and values that contribute to a healthy team and organizational culture.
RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT BEYOND THE ORGANIZATION
Leaders foster strong and constructive relationships with individuals and groups external to the organization.
BEHAVIORS
Ensure that the team effectively establishes and maintains any relationships it needs to have with individuals and groups outside the organization.
Facilitate exchanges of information, resources, and opportunities with individuals and groups outside the organization that benefit the team and its home organization.
Corentus excels at building leadership capabilities needed for higher performance in organizational teaming
At Corentus, we work with organizations to optimize their performance by transforming their teams and the leaders that serve them. Our experience demonstrates that transforming leadership capabilities ultimately translates to more effective teaming. We partner with organizations in various ways to help grow leadership competence.
We help leaders become more competent and impactful in their teams and organizations through Team Leadership Coaching.
Our structured approach to leadership coaching enables leaders to become more impactful.
We help leaders become more adept at demonstrating leadership skills by using pragmatic Team Tools that boost levels of effectiveness, cohesion, and performance.
This is a sampling of our tools used most often by the leaders we partner with.
Contact us to learn more about how Corentus can partner with you to grow your leadership effectiveness.
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